AMELIORATIONS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

ameliorations

noun

plural of amelioration

as in refinements

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Noun

Each image required around seven human interventions and more than 2,000 manual checks, and refinements, to meet brand standards, GHD said.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
With minor refinements to the individual perovskite films, the efficiency of this lightweight architecture could easily sail past 30 percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 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 likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
These devices have seen quicker and larger price increases compared to flagship devices, for which memory is now more than a quarter of the cost.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of increases

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In Beijing, seven ministries jointly issued an implementation plan for the BCI industry in August last year, targeting key technological breakthroughs by 2027.

— Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Stepping back from these intimate, personal breakthroughs, the series’ broader conflict over land ownership comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which was penned by Cherokee writer Tom Hanada and helmed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.

— Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 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

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Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images Military experts say the key factor driving Ukraine's recent successes is evolutions in its mid-range drone strike capabilities.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Though his career has gone through regular evolutions and progressions within that timeframe, what has remained constant through each phase has been his resolve to make a difference.

— Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 June 2026

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