improve on
verb
variants
or improve upon
improved on or improved upon; improving on or improving upon; improves on or improves upon
: to do better than
It's hard to improve on last year's record.
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But Anyah didn’t improve on his ninth-place standing and Cromwell officially won, 58-56, over Ellington.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
The 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello facelift that followed merely tweaked around the edges; improving on a car so close to perfect was nearly impossible.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Supporting community programs and resources at the county and municipal level, and helping improve on what's working.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Backed by grants from the Space Studies Institute, follow-on prototypes improved on the mass driver concept, showing that a mass driver only 520 feet (160 meters) long could launch material off the surface of the moon.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 28 May 2026
Sports Business Journal reported that the MLBPA’s plan would guarantee every small-market team at least $240 million in annual revenue, but with conditions requiring those funds to be used to improve on-field performance.
—Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
This offseason, the Patriots asked Williams to gain weight and improve on his cuts at the top of routes.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Lynn’s own account of the effect his obsessive qualities have on others is difficult to improve on.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Iceman improved on the first week sales of Drake’s previous album, 2023’s For All the Dogs, which also opened at Number One and 402,000 album equivalent units.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
The 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello facelift that followed merely tweaked around the edges; improving on a car so close to perfect was nearly impossible.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Supporting community programs and resources at the county and municipal level, and helping improve on what's working.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Backed by grants from the Space Studies Institute, follow-on prototypes improved on the mass driver concept, showing that a mass driver only 520 feet (160 meters) long could launch material off the surface of the moon.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 28 May 2026
Sports Business Journal reported that the MLBPA’s plan would guarantee every small-market team at least $240 million in annual revenue, but with conditions requiring those funds to be used to improve on-field performance.
—Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
This offseason, the Patriots asked Williams to gain weight and improve on his cuts at the top of routes.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Lynn’s own account of the effect his obsessive qualities have on others is difficult to improve on.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Iceman improved on the first week sales of Drake’s previous album, 2023’s For All the Dogs, which also opened at Number One and 402,000 album equivalent units.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
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“Improve on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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