bettering 1 of 2

adjective

as in constructive

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bettering

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verb

present participle of better
1
as in surpassing
to be greater, better, or stronger than this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin

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2
as in improving
to make better social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents

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Recent Examples of bettering
Verb
As a senator, her priorities include supporting economic development, bettering police and community relations, securing funding for educational programs and passing policies for affordable housing, according to her campaign website. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026 Parton dedicated her life and career to bettering the world in so many ways, from her Dollywood theme park to her Imagination Library, which has promoted childhood literacy through delivering millions of books to children. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 His revered mentor, José Antonio Abreu, who founded the educational program in 1975 with the conviction that learning music can, in bettering lives, lead to profound social change. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 One event of note is the City of Milwaukee Police Department's District 5 National Night Out, aimed at bettering the relationship between law enforcement and the community through a fun night of games. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 31 July 2026 Asking for feedback is only one step of the process in bettering your organization. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Second in Austria marked Verstappen’s best result of the season — bettering his third in Canada. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Arbitrarily limiting that possibility has nothing to do with bettering the game and everything to do with limiting what ownership spends. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 The goal made Kane England’s most prolific international goal scorer of all time, bettering Wayne Rooney’s previous record of 53 goals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettering
  1. constructive
  2. surpassing
  3. improving
  4. supportive
  5. exceeding
  6. enhancing
  7. gainful
  8. eclipsing
Adjective
  • The hope for all in the paddock will be for constructive efforts to ensure any similar events are prevented in the future.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Key career milestones, like performance reviews, constructive feedback, career development conversations and major organizational changes, should remain strictly human to human.
    — Carrie Varoquiers, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructive
Verb
  • The total tax credit could rise to 50% or more when combined with state incentives in places like California and New York — easily surpassing the incentives offered by other countries.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Chula Vista reached 99 degrees, surpassing the record of 90 degrees set in 2020.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpassing
Verb
  • Instead, Nvidia focuses on improving work-life balance and has maintained a hybrid work programme, without strict return-to-office mandates.
    — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As new supply peaks, cash flow growth is improving and valuations are attractive relative to equities, according to Laughlin.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of improving
Adjective
  • But the study also found that fewer than half of employees agreed that their organizations encouraged transparent communication or invested in developing fair and supportive managers.
    — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wireless, supportive, and simple to store, this is the purchase your home’s been missing all along.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of supportive
Verb
  • Europe in particular appears vulnerable to increasing borrowing costs, with inflation in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain all exceeding analysts’ expectations.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That means being aggressive on fourth down, dialing up the best play calls possible and exceeding the intensity BYU is sure to bring.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeding
Verb
  • Blakespear said the law is focused on enhancing consumer protections, because many residents and parents looking to purchase e-bikes have ultimately been sold a very different and much less controllable product.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Wrangler Wrangler is enhancing the strength of its riding jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of enhancing
Adjective
  • The move by the shop owner launched a flurry of online discourse about the tripod-wielding gaggle of usually young, almost always female influencers who parade their phones around in the hopes of building, or nurturing, a gainful following.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This would combine additional transitional housing with best practices in drug & mental health treatment coupled with programs to foster self-sufficiency and gainful employment.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of gainful
Verb
  • In getting out ahead of OpenAI, Zuckerberg is building on the momentum of Muse, which skyrocketed to the top of Apple's App Store, eclipsing ChatGPT.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Enrollment numbers show the college has 527 graduate students and a record 2,691 undergraduate students, eclipsing last year’s record 2,632 undergraduates.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of eclipsing

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“Bettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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