improve on/upon
phrasal verb
improved on/upon; improving on/upon; improves on/upon
: to do better than (something previously done)
After months of study, I improved on my original score.
It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.
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How did Auckland City improve on their Bayern hammering?
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Soul Kuisine Cafe 301 Light St. Black Baltimoreans are to thank for creating the crab cake, and Black chefs today have continued to build and improve upon the form.
—Christina Tkacik, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2025
People can improve on their deficits and then score better on the test.
—Linda Carroll, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Netflix’s classic user interface has been an extraordinary success, one that later-to-the-game rivals (such as Max, Peacock, Paramount+, Hulu and Disney+) have all tried to match — or even improve upon.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Soul Kuisine Cafe 301 Light St. Black Baltimoreans are to thank for creating the crab cake, and Black chefs today have continued to build and improve upon the form.
—Christina Tkacik, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2025
People can improve on their deficits and then score better on the test.
—Linda Carroll, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Netflix’s classic user interface has been an extraordinary success, one that later-to-the-game rivals (such as Max, Peacock, Paramount+, Hulu and Disney+) have all tried to match — or even improve upon.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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