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 thing that Spurs finally improved on was their stronger defensive foundation.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Genius Sports will also roll out its GeniusIQ data capture technology across all Pac-12 football and basketball venues, support the conference’s digital marketing, help schools use data to improve on-field performance and provide gambling integrity monitoring services.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Scott was solid in 2026, but the Panthers can afford to improve on the back end.
—Mike Kaye
march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
New York could do the same — and even improve on it.
—Robert Carroll, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Hotspotting has also been improved on this midrange option, with a jump to 50GB of high-speed data, up from the 30GB.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
So, how does the county improve on mortality rate among its homeless population?
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
In his application for the player-development position in 2019, Mays wrote that he was motivated by helping players improve on and off the court, according to school records obtained by ESPN.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Even without suiting up for spring practice, there is still a great buzz and expectation that Manning will improve on his 26 touchdown passes and 3,163 yards.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Genius Sports will also roll out its GeniusIQ data capture technology across all Pac-12 football and basketball venues, support the conference’s digital marketing, help schools use data to improve on-field performance and provide gambling integrity monitoring services.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Scott was solid in 2026, but the Panthers can afford to improve on the back end.
—Mike Kaye
march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
New York could do the same — and even improve on it.
—Robert Carroll, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Hotspotting has also been improved on this midrange option, with a jump to 50GB of high-speed data, up from the 30GB.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
So, how does the county improve on mortality rate among its homeless population?
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
In his application for the player-development position in 2019, Mays wrote that he was motivated by helping players improve on and off the court, according to school records obtained by ESPN.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Even without suiting up for spring practice, there is still a great buzz and expectation that Manning will improve on his 26 touchdown passes and 3,163 yards.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Improve on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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