as in enhancing
to make better
a little salt would improve this bland food
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Recent Examples of improving
Guerra — who represents the 6th District and neighborhoods including Colonial Manor, Elmhurst and Tahoe Park — has served on the City Council since 2015, and has been a vocal advocate for public parks, pedestrian safety and improving local business corridors.
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Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
To ward off feelings of isolation, founders and top executives are stepping outside of the office to focus on improving their well-being.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
With no Honeywell to knock the cobwebs off, what’s Betts best bet for improving his luck at the plate?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Deveining is the simple process of removing this tract—improving the texture and appearance of your shrimp.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Such materials could eventually consolidate entire systems into a single, adaptable component, reducing weight, improving durability, and enabling previously impossible design freedom.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Residing closer to Earth's atmosphere allows Starlink's satellites to have lower latency and data time between user and the satellite, improving performance of things like streaming, online gaming and video calls.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The review found that oral estrogen seemed to work best for improving anxiety symptoms.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, organic sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 10 percent, versus a 19 percent decline in the prior quarter, aided by improving trends in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
To ward off feelings of isolation, founders and top executives are stepping outside of the office to focus on improving their well-being.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
With no Honeywell to knock the cobwebs off, what’s Betts best bet for improving his luck at the plate?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Deveining is the simple process of removing this tract—improving the texture and appearance of your shrimp.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Such materials could eventually consolidate entire systems into a single, adaptable component, reducing weight, improving durability, and enabling previously impossible design freedom.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Residing closer to Earth's atmosphere allows Starlink's satellites to have lower latency and data time between user and the satellite, improving performance of things like streaming, online gaming and video calls.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The review found that oral estrogen seemed to work best for improving anxiety symptoms.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, organic sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 10 percent, versus a 19 percent decline in the prior quarter, aided by improving trends in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improving
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These vision-enhancing tools were only available at great cost, and thus only the upper echelon of society’s members was able to access them.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Mediheal Collagen Essential Beauty Mask, which has a mild fragrance and boosts skin with moisture while helping to tighten its appearance.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chia seeds are tiny, edible seeds that pack a nutritional punch, helping to support stable blood sugar levels thanks to their high fiber and protein content.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Improving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improving. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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