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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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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

In fact, he’s been saying it explicitly for the better part of 40 years: “We should take the oil.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Investment into AI-focussed large-cap tech was narrative-based for the better part of two years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

That’s proving hard to do, given how pessimistic people have been about the economy for the better part of the past five years.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

From this meager beginning had sprung the ineffectual squadron commander who was now spending the better part of each working day in Pianosa forging Washington Irving’s name to official documents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

better part

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