better than it was before vs better than ever

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Better than it was before' implies improvement from a previous state, while 'better than ever' suggests the highest level of improvement or quality. The choice between them depends on the specific comparison being made.

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better than it was before

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate improvement from a previous state.

This phrase is used to compare the current state of something to its past state, indicating that it has improved.

Examples:

The new software version is better than it was before.
Her health is better than it was before the surgery.

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It's better than it was before.
He made me see how beautiful the world is, how life could be good again, maybe even better than it was before.
The wheel is better than it was before.
I know the shut-off valve is out back, but this is a lot better than it was before.
'Cause everyone knows that life after being famous is even better than it was before.
It seems to be better than it was before.
It will be rebuilt, better than it was before
Everything is better than it was before.
The shuttle was restored to its original condition, better than it was before.
We believe that this time we have found an adequate method and that its delivery should be much better than it was before.
Let me ask you - the shuttle was restored to its original condition by the aliens who sent you here, better than it was before, even.
The shuttle was restored to its original condition, better than it was before.
You know, sometimes, sometimes different is better than it was before.
Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in taking the floor, I wish to clearly state that the waste situation in Campania is better than it was before and is in the process of being resolved.
We shall make it better than it was before... faster, stronger, demoner-proofer.

Alternatives:

improved from its previous state
enhanced compared to its previous condition
progressed from its earlier state
more advanced than it was previously
developed beyond its previous level

better than ever

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate the highest level of improvement or quality.

This phrase is used to emphasize that something has reached its peak level of improvement or quality.

Examples:

After the renovation, the house looks better than ever.
His performance on the field is better than ever.

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You're looking better than ever.
After one to finish with it better than ever.
I can jump better than ever, because I've grown.
I am back and better than ever.
And we got to work together for a while, and I think that the time you took off was really important, and I think the music is just better than ever.
Mr President, we have an historic enlargement behind us which is one of the reasons why we are now living in a Europe that is better than ever and better for our generation than for any previous generation.
In fact, better than ever.
Heard you the other night, Dale, blowing better than ever.
The way I hear it, the Ref has hooked up with some babe and now he's doing better than ever.
And it's all going to be better than ever.
And I come out of this looking better than ever.
No, they rebuilt the dam and fixed it, so now it's better than ever.
I'm back on drugs, and I'm better than ever.
The meds have kicked in, and he'll be better than ever.
Mr President, Prime Minister Blair, Europe today is better than ever.
Prime Minister Blair, I believe that the problems we now face in the EU have to do with the fact that Europe is better than ever.
On this great day, on which Europe is reunited, we are better than ever enabled to judge the gulf between the noble objectives of the European Union and the way it is actually managed from one day to another.
And they turned out better than ever, right?
Planetary defenses are better than ever.
And now we are better than ever.

Alternatives:

at its best
at the peak of its improvement
reached the highest level of quality
in its prime condition
achieved the greatest level of excellence

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