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better part

NOUN

bulk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

majority

STRONG

body generality gross mass plurality preponderance

WEAK

best part biggest share greater number greater part lion's share major part nearly all predominant part principal part

NOUN

lion's share

Synonyms

WEAK

advantage biggest share biggest slice of the cake body bulk chief part gist main part mass meat most

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“As we have been writing for the better part of two months, it is clear that labor market conditions have improved substantially since the middle of 2025,” he wrote Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For the better part of a year, I spent myriad sleepless nights wrestling with my conscience.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Field said he spent the better part of a year resolving conflicts between the two sides, down to details like how to calculate the size of parts going into the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

So why are they selling after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the property over the better part of a decade?

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I’d frittered away the better part of a week and now that dream of a mountain had just crumbled to dust.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

better part

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