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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The 2024 series was already guaranteed to improve upon one year earlier when the Panthers came up short against the Vegas Golden Knights. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025 If these symptoms don't improve on their own or come back, consult your primary healthcare provider. Carrie Madormo, Health, 1 June 2025 Miami hopes to improve on its 10-3 season last year. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025 Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport and is taking over a roster ravaged by the transfer portal and NFL Draft, rebuilding on the fly and making $10 million a year to improve on the tenure of Mack Brown, his 73-year-old predecessor who went 44-33 in five seasons. David Ubben, New York Times, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for improve on/upon

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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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