improve on/upon
phrasal verb
improved on/upon; improving on/upon; improves on/upon
: to do better than (something previously done)
After months of study, I improved on my original score.
It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.
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De Ridder needs to improve on the above before the UFC should consider him for a title shot.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
In its aims to improve on the 2020 method, the U.S. Census Bureau may be hoping to reduce any distrust or concern evoked by how the Census is carried out.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
But there were other parts of the first day in the coach’s fourth season that showed small but serious shifts in thinking and ideas to improve on his past few seasons.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
As for Wednesday’s game, the Revolution (6-7-6, 24 points) have a chance to make a statement against a marquee opponent and improve on their 2-4-2 home record.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
In its aims to improve on the 2020 method, the U.S. Census Bureau may be hoping to reduce any distrust or concern evoked by how the Census is carried out.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
But there were other parts of the first day in the coach’s fourth season that showed small but serious shifts in thinking and ideas to improve on his past few seasons.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
As for Wednesday’s game, the Revolution (6-7-6, 24 points) have a chance to make a statement against a marquee opponent and improve on their 2-4-2 home record.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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