as in advance
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!
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Recent Examples of improvement
The researchers also found that TCAs probably provided a small improvement in function but were unlikely to reduce pain intensity in those with LBP.
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New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
Changes in racket technology have led to improvements in groundstroke velocity and topspin, meaning there are more grueling rallies from the baseline and fewer serve-and-volley points than there were 20 years ago.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Ray also noted that his 16 shot swing is the biggest improvement from round 1 to round 2 at TPC Sawgrass.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
Changes in racket technology have led to improvements in groundstroke velocity and topspin, meaning there are more grueling rallies from the baseline and fewer serve-and-volley points than there were 20 years ago.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Ray also noted that his 16 shot swing is the biggest improvement from round 1 to round 2 at TPC Sawgrass.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvement
Noun
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Back in the spring of 2021, the IRS began sending these stimulus payments in advance based on information from your 2020 or 2019 tax return.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Carrying less water by finding spots to fill up in advance can save full pounds.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many leaders in the AI industry and members of the Trump administration have framed America’s dominance in AI advancements as a matter of national security, comparing it to a high-stakes arms race.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, OpenAI submitted its proposal to the U.S. government, emphasizing the need for speed in AI advancement and a light hand from regulators while highlighting its take on the dangers of AI technology coming out of China.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Lunar eclipses tend to elicit culminations, breakthroughs, breakdowns or endings.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Finally, a breakthrough came by combining several technologies such as position sensing, speaker beamforming and adaptive crosstalk cancellation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The company can print a 2,000-square-foot structure in less than seven days, said Jared Kuhn, its vice president of real estate development and sales.—
Emily Hamilton,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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New developments in the works promise to push that power output higher.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvement. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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