better
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Example Sentences
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One staffer told ThinkProgress during Trump’s first term that “Harvey just really likes powerful people, and he really likes having friends who are powerful, and who better than the President of the United States?”
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Among developed markets, the U.S. is in a better spot.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
I play golf like I fly fish—it’s better than working, I’m hanging out with friends, and there may be Scotch involved at some point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
By combining multiple scientific approaches, the research team aims to better understand how the sanctuary was used.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
And the cloak fit her better than Clare had initially thought, too, the beetroot velvet flattering with her black-and.white fur.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.