as in improved
to make better
social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people
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Recent Examples of ameliorated
And can the extreme technical divergences and multiple overbought conditions be ameliorated without much pain, as suggested by Monday's benign rotational action in the face of a stiff drop in semis and other momentum stocks?
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Since then the institutions of American aging have reproduced rather than ameliorated the inequalities and injustices of the wider American economy.
—Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Of course, with so many personnel across the agency already gone, some damage can’t be undone, but it will be greatly ameliorated.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Since then the institutions of American aging have reproduced rather than ameliorated the inequalities and injustices of the wider American economy.
—Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Of course, with so many personnel across the agency already gone, some damage can’t be undone, but it will be greatly ameliorated.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorated
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Past research has shown that breast cancer patients who lose weight through treatment or surgery have improved heart health and longevity.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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All the same, the team improved dramatically right away, posting its first winning season in the Sacramento era and losing a thrilling first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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What Doremus has done though, is to make his own thing with a similar concept, a film greatly enhanced by the lilting presence of Clarke, who is wonderful in this role(s), showing us the glory of fate, and its price.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
5 June 2026
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The tank has been enhanced as part of a beautification of the island.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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“Ameliorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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