better than
Idioms-
Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]
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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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I think most of us are better at this than we were in 2024, and certainly better than we were in 2020 and 2016.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
AI companies are also racing toward building self-improving AI superintelligence, a hypothetical AI system that is better than even the best humans at all tasks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
They can be - and must be - so much better than that.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Ordinary Americans are doing a lot better than you think.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
It was better than any of the other possibilities.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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