AMELIORATIONS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

ameliorations

noun

plural of amelioration

as in refinements

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Noun

In each case, there will be important lessons learned and refinements made.

— Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
What made this case unusual was that the earliest refinements came not from another mathematician, but from an AI reasoning model.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Definition of refinements

Noun

One felony charge of reckless driving causing great bodily injury was dismissed in this week’s sentencing, as well as two enhancements of great bodily injury on a person.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
These software enhancements are expected to be important as the MQ-25A progresses through further development stages.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of enhancements

Noun

The 2026 tournament has instituted significant ticket price increases, and overall growth in media rights and sponsorship fees may push the tournament’s revenues close to $700 million this year.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Consider the case of Wells Fargo , a stock with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12 that had a quarter that was roundly disliked by the analyst community, despite some perfunctory price target increases.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of increases

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As Jonas tries to get work done upstairs, he is repeatedly disturbed by his mother, who is obnoxiously kvelling about his scientific breakthroughs to a neighbor in the yard.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
For Raymond James, its achievement will rival such breakthroughs as the dawn of electrification, railroads and the internet.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of breakthroughs

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But recent advances in Ukraine’s drone program have changed this.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The newfound longevity of elite soccer players has been made possible by advances in sports medicine, diet and analytics that measure everything from biomechanics and heart rate to muscular output and sleep cycles, all in real time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of advances

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Now, public opposition to the SpaceXAI sites, known as Colossus and Colossus II, is providing a blueprint for other communities across the country opposed to AI developments.

— Lora Kolodny,Jeniece Pettitt, CNBC, 16 July 2026
At the same time, Russian officials know China has significantly more resources to pour into expensive rocket and satellite developments, with expertise in chips and electronics.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of developments

Noun

Fast-forward to 2026, and the actress behind Lizzie—aka, Hilary Duff—has gone through several personal and professional evolutions in her lifetime.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
These educational crises—combined with evolutions in technology and culture—have rendered the experience of reading fiction, let alone poetry, a dispensable element of human life.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

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