better than

Idioms  

1. Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]

2. 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.

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better than

Roman's Wide Field Instrument achieved optical performance nearly 30% better than the team had predicted.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

“A rotational market is better than when money is broadly leaving the market.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

“No one slacked off at all. Everyone just came in and worked hard. They just played a lot better than us. They were hitting on everything. It wasn’t our year.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Many of the passengers interviewed for this article said they’ve found airlines like Southwest and Frontier to be far better than legacy carriers when it comes to barf-bag availability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The team was running better than ten miles an hour.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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