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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One month after completion of the training exercises, players’ quiet eye metrics improved on court.
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Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Arkansas roads continued to improve on Wednesday as sunshine helped melt ice and snow from a winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on some parts of the state over the weekend.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
This is often caused by temporary nerve compression during labor or delivery and usually improves on its own as swelling goes down and nerves recover.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The second-generation AirTag improves on this functionality by doubling down on range, Bluetooth chip upgrade and other quality-of-life improvements.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Still, Sanders will look to improve on his first true taste of the NFL, especially with his 10 interceptions leading the NFL in the last eight weeks of the season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Heitinga, who combines defensive nous with an appreciation for attacking football, may prove key as Frank’s side aims to improve on both ends.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Families hope that things will improve on their own or fear that legal involvement will make matters worse.
—William Jones, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Wallis wasn't able to improve on the record on the second or third days of the event due to increasingly bad weather.
—Loz Blain
january 15, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2026
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Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Arkansas roads continued to improve on Wednesday as sunshine helped melt ice and snow from a winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on some parts of the state over the weekend.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
This is often caused by temporary nerve compression during labor or delivery and usually improves on its own as swelling goes down and nerves recover.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The second-generation AirTag improves on this functionality by doubling down on range, Bluetooth chip upgrade and other quality-of-life improvements.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Still, Sanders will look to improve on his first true taste of the NFL, especially with his 10 interceptions leading the NFL in the last eight weeks of the season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Heitinga, who combines defensive nous with an appreciation for attacking football, may prove key as Frank’s side aims to improve on both ends.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Families hope that things will improve on their own or fear that legal involvement will make matters worse.
—William Jones, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Wallis wasn't able to improve on the record on the second or third days of the event due to increasingly bad weather.
—Loz Blain
january 15, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Improve on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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