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all better

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  1. Completely healed or cured, as in Once we've bandaged it up, you'll be all better. This term is often used to comfort a child who has been hurt. It uses all in the sense of “entirely” and better in the sense of “cured.” The usage has been in the language since a.d. 1000.

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Some carriers handled it all better than others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

"In February, we rescued 53 boys, and we got them all better," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

“And our young players are all better for having been around a guy like that.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Larry David’s existence has made us all better, and we all need to give him his flowers right now.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2024

I quickly realized they were all better than me, too.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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