better
Usage
Example Sentences
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Participation declined not because households were better off, but because the system was harder to navigate.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Treasury prints money — except with better margins and less apology.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
His database shows that their average three-year, buy-and-hold return has been better than for one-share, one-vote offerings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Gonzalez’s claims against Ramirez, the DA, didn’t fare any better.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“But you’d better let me totter along with my little spoonful, or I’ll have to stop altogether.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
