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for the better

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*for the better

to be an improvement. (*Typically: be ~; be a change ~.) A change of government would be for the better. A new winter coat would certainly be for the better.

See also: better

for the better

into an improved condition Jackson believes we can change America for the better.

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for the better

Resulting in or aiming at an improvement: Her condition took a turn for the better.

See also: better