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
With new head coach Aaron Glenn coming in from the Lions and Justin Fields taking over at quarterback, the team could be better than their 5-12 record, but compared to the Patriots improvements, the Jets are falling behind.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
But before the improvements, the space was just grass and dirt next to the airport fence line.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Gallup reports that companies that implement recognition practices see a 12% improvement in overall team performance and a 50% decrease in absenteeism.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This is a nice improvement, though short of Apple's 10-hour estimate.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
But before the improvements, the space was just grass and dirt next to the airport fence line.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Gallup reports that companies that implement recognition practices see a 12% improvement in overall team performance and a 50% decrease in absenteeism.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This is a nice improvement, though short of Apple's 10-hour estimate.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvement
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The senators asked the Office of Government Ethics to probe whether any White House or executive branch officials, to include special government employees, were informed of the announcement in advance and what financial transactions were made by officials with knowledge of nonpublic information.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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At issue are timing advance records, detailed location data from a phone that is only preserved for seven days.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The announcement marks the first advancement toward a full agreement that was thrown into jeopardy by rounds of tense talks and Zelensky's disastrous White House visit in February.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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In fact, researchers have theorized that fusion could generate nearly limitless amounts of safe and clean energy on Earth, but the scientific advancements that could make this possible on a large scale are still decades away.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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With a mix of technical breakthroughs and thoughtful design evolution, the high-end watch industry feels well-positioned for a dynamic and successful year ahead.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Gluing together their long-timescale breakthrough with previous work on deriving the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations from the Boltzmann equation unifies three theories of fluid dynamics.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Thursday interest rate lift is therefore as a largely technical adjustment following the March developments, according to Brad Bechtel, global head of FX at Jefferies.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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This will eliminate the potential for issues related to root development and seed germination.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvement. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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