Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Happen
Happen verb - To take place.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- After the third time this happen the Producer should know better by then, instead of having his idols almost freak out every single time.
Source: Always Close - Considering how their season of NXT was treated (They themselves weren't treated much better), it wouldn't be much of a surprise to see something similar happen.
Source: WMG / WWE - It's made pretty clear that he would get better, but the show was cancelled before we could see that happen.
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Happen and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/happen
Better & Happen. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/happen>.
Happen or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/happen.
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