as in advances
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 improvements
But, inevitably given the overall finances, any improvements or maintenance work were on hold.
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Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
During the year, the Partnership completed improvements to its properties at a cost of approximately $25,254,000, including significant investments in the Mill Street Development project.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Other improvements allowed the NHC to offer advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclones — storms that are not officially tropical cyclones, but still dangerous, with tropical storm or hurricane conditions.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
This reflects continued improvements in the credit quality of the loan portfolio.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Kranz had all four council members contribute their own video recordings, each one mentioning improvements and issues in their individual council districts.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
About a week ago Apple delayed artificial intelligence improvements to its Siri voice assistant until 2026.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
The company is implementing improvements to address these weaknesses.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
And almost that many were unfamiliar with the concept of an energy audit, in which a professional analyzes your home’s energy flow to pinpoint areas of waste and recommend cost-effective improvements.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
During the year, the Partnership completed improvements to its properties at a cost of approximately $25,254,000, including significant investments in the Mill Street Development project.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Other improvements allowed the NHC to offer advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclones — storms that are not officially tropical cyclones, but still dangerous, with tropical storm or hurricane conditions.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
This reflects continued improvements in the credit quality of the loan portfolio.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Kranz had all four council members contribute their own video recordings, each one mentioning improvements and issues in their individual council districts.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
About a week ago Apple delayed artificial intelligence improvements to its Siri voice assistant until 2026.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
The company is implementing improvements to address these weaknesses.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
And almost that many were unfamiliar with the concept of an energy audit, in which a professional analyzes your home’s energy flow to pinpoint areas of waste and recommend cost-effective improvements.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvements
Noun
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Despite the advancements in modern technologies, trading systems remain incredibly complex, with vast feature sets that have been built and refined over decades.—
Pooja Jain,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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New hardware and software advancements will be instrumental in keeping AI both powerful and cost-effective.—
Brandon Wang,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Performance enhancements through flexible architecture The MARBEL prototypes address critical performance aspects.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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These enhancements enable the robot to adapt effortlessly to various tasks without requiring costly modifications to existing infrastructures.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This hypothetical system would surpass human intelligence in all domains, enabling breakthroughs in science, economics, and governance.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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These breakthroughs were made possible by years of prior research, including Nobel Prize-winning discoveries that were instrumental in advancing mRNA vaccine technology.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Because of refinements in data collection and methodology, the new results are not directly comparable to prior NSCRC reports on degree completion rates.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Urgent need to build and deploy new reactors A critical part of Radiant’s phase two work will include developing documentation for the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) and implementing critical design refinements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Nov. 2024
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In spite of all the cuts, firings and rehirings, there are still some new developments.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Israeli officials have suggested the chances of a hostage deal have significantly increased, with some anticipating developments within the next two weeks.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Improvements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvements. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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