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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There’s still time for the 23-year-old to improve on those things, though regular playing time would help with that.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
His defensive acumen and improved on-ball decision-making created a complete package that drew noticeable attention from deadline buyers looking to make a push for the 2026 playoffs.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Prime Video’s Beast Games began its second season with 417 million viewing minutes, improving on its series premiere in late 2024 (which didn’t make the top 10 original shows list in its first week).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
One month after completion of the training exercises, players’ quiet eye metrics improved on court.
—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
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
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
His defensive acumen and improved on-ball decision-making created a complete package that drew noticeable attention from deadline buyers looking to make a push for the 2026 playoffs.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Prime Video’s Beast Games began its second season with 417 million viewing minutes, improving on its series premiere in late 2024 (which didn’t make the top 10 original shows list in its first week).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
One month after completion of the training exercises, players’ quiet eye metrics improved on court.
—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
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
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“Improve on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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