Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
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Both words in one sentence
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Zed spawn rate, movement rate, and aggression go up when performance is better and down when it is worse—unless you're playing Hell on Earth, where it will only get harder, not easier.
Source: Video Game / Killing Floor 2 -
Later in the game, when you have better armor and the hardier alien species show up, you'd better have a good understanding of tactics and teamwork when that Muton doesn't go down in one hit.
Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown -
Eventually it becomes clear that he's having episodes where his faculties are failing, but "On my good days, I'm better than anyone you could hope to get on the bench", and refuses to step down.
Source: Scatterbrained Senior
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Down and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/down
Better & Down. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/down>.
Down or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/down.
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