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for the better

ADVERB

right

Synonyms

STRONG

well

WEAK

advantageous exceedingly extremely favorably fortunately highly notably perfectly remarkably to advantage very

Antonyms

WEAK

inaccurately inappropriately incorrectly indirectly unfairly unjustly unsuitably wrongly

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We’ve been talking about this North American World Cup for the better part of a decade—but it’s now actually here!

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Walmart has been a killer stock for the better part of this decade, but it’s now struggling to keep pace with its biggest rivals and the overall market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

They argue that Abiy has transformed the country for the better.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“It was a hard change leaving the coaches there at Poly but it was for the better and will benefit me for the future,” Harris said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

And I felt certain that things in Birmingham were finally changing for the better.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

for the better

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