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better than
Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]
More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour , or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs . Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half , def. 1.
Example Sentences
“An end. A real end,” he said, asked what could be better than a ceasefire.
"I haven't seen anybody else doing better than us, except maybe Saudi Arabia, and this both relates to number of users and and the approach."
A new trial almost 30 years after a crime, with the same unreliable star witness, would be no better than the previous trials, which the Supreme Court found constitutionally defective.
They asserted that the law treats “some religions better than others” based upon “their perceived level of religiosity.”
"Nobody knows your body better than you, so own it," he said.
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