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Synonyms

get better

Idioms  

  1. Improve; recover one's health. For example, I just started studying Japanese, and I hope to get better soon, or The doctor said I could expect to get better within a couple of days. Also see get well.

Example Sentences

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While independent grocers can and do band together to get better deals from distributors, they don’t have the same weight in the market as their giant competitors.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

David said: "I'm not running to get... faster. I'm just running to get better."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"As nanofabrication tools get better, our results give a clearer guide to which nanopatterns work best to kill viruses," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Gupton and Contorno said the cost makes sense financially because they save on off-hours trips to urgent-care clinics, get better preventive care and don’t need as many referrals to specialists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I reminded myself that that, at least, was sure to get better as he was able to walk farther and do more.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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