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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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.
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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
The 1080p camera improves on the prior model by adding person detection while retaining features such as motion detection, infrared night vision, and two-way audio.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026
Teams get a second chance to improve on their first effort.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2026
Season 2 of Murder In a Small Town improved on Season 1’s 7-day multiplatform audience by +11%, and saw series highs in both 7-day total multiplatform and streaming with solid showing in Hulu and a rare year-to-year linear viewership increase.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Pay attention to both challenges and successes to improve on each growing season.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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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
The 1080p camera improves on the prior model by adding person detection while retaining features such as motion detection, infrared night vision, and two-way audio.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026
Teams get a second chance to improve on their first effort.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2026
Season 2 of Murder In a Small Town improved on Season 1’s 7-day multiplatform audience by +11%, and saw series highs in both 7-day total multiplatform and streaming with solid showing in Hulu and a rare year-to-year linear viewership increase.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Pay attention to both challenges and successes to improve on each growing season.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Improve on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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