as in enhancing
to make better
a little salt would improve this bland food
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Recent Examples of improving
But instead of improving, L’s mental health deteriorated.
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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Resting your eyes, adjusting your digital screen settings, or improving your posture can often relieve symptoms without medical intervention.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Sacred Heart Schools announced a sweeping expansion to the Sacred Heart Academy campus focused on improving student facilities, expanding endowments to support scholarships and strengthening the school's annual fund.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Vehicle dynamics have been optimized with stiffer, single-rate Multimatic shock absorbers, springs lightened by 35% and a roll gradient reduced by 10%, improving body control and aerodynamic efficiency.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Yes, improving and sticking with the run game should help the entire offense immensely.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Military medics, paramedics, and clinicians in underserved regions could all benefit from a device that reduces training demands while improving outcomes.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Oh, and the reports’ authors want a public-education campaign aimed at improving fertility.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Sean Longstaff and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have joined from Newcastle and Everton respectively, while the exciting additions of midfielder Anton Stach from Hoffenheim and attacker Noah Okafor from AC Milan will provide hope of improving on a solid start.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Resting your eyes, adjusting your digital screen settings, or improving your posture can often relieve symptoms without medical intervention.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Sacred Heart Schools announced a sweeping expansion to the Sacred Heart Academy campus focused on improving student facilities, expanding endowments to support scholarships and strengthening the school's annual fund.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Vehicle dynamics have been optimized with stiffer, single-rate Multimatic shock absorbers, springs lightened by 35% and a roll gradient reduced by 10%, improving body control and aerodynamic efficiency.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Yes, improving and sticking with the run game should help the entire offense immensely.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Military medics, paramedics, and clinicians in underserved regions could all benefit from a device that reduces training demands while improving outcomes.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Oh, and the reports’ authors want a public-education campaign aimed at improving fertility.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Sean Longstaff and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have joined from Newcastle and Everton respectively, while the exciting additions of midfielder Anton Stach from Hoffenheim and attacker Noah Okafor from AC Milan will provide hope of improving on a solid start.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improving
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Meanwhile, Russia’s growing military ties with North Korea – capped with the signing of a mutual defense treaty last year – have raised concerns that in exchange for arms and troops, Putin may assist Pyongyang in enhancing its missile technology and nuclear weapons delivery systems.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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While primarily designed for high availability, this also means data and operations are protected against localized security events or attacks, enhancing data integrity and system uptime even under duress.—
Khash Kiani,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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State parties followed suit, helping propel Republicans to unified control of Washington in November.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the press release regarding the official launch of the Program, Impel co-founder and CEO Devin Daly emphasized the impact the companies hope to make by helping industry employees gain the acumen to effectively work alongside AI.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Improving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improving. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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