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ameliorations

noun

plural of amelioration
as in refinements

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  1. refinements
  2. enhancements
  3. increases
  4. breakthroughs
  5. advances
  6. developments
  7. evolutions
Noun
  • Final design and engineering refinements for the Oceanside project are expected to continue through 2027.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Google says refinements to the Pixel Watch 5's GPS improve performance when tracking your location in big cities with skyscrapers.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of refinements
Noun
  • Lockheed also highlighted that its FLEX airframe will provide a modular airframe that gets ahead of subcomponent obsolescence, provides future capability enhancements to outpace threats and enable scalability at the production factory.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement also calls for sentencing enhancements because the offense involved what federal guidelines describe as sophisticated money laundering.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of enhancements
Noun
  • As velocity increases, clear priorities, aligned teams, measurable results and predictable processes are critical.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • If approved, the increases would take effect when the new six-story, 5,537-space parking garage opens, according to a county staff report.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of increases
Noun
  • When breakthroughs are elusive, pursuing incremental gains and the steady destruction of enemy capacity becomes attractive.
    — NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI’s advances have a head start here because, like many other recent AI math breakthroughs, the proofs came with a formal write-up in a proof assistant language called Lean.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of breakthroughs
Noun
  • At the same time, medical advances and a dramatic decline in fertility rates have produced aging societies.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As researchers warn that artificial intelligence could pose catastrophic risks, some of the pioneers who helped develop the technology are weighing in with additional warnings on the dangers of unfettered advances in capability.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of advances
Noun
  • Sato also said current economic and price developments did not appear to have substantially accelerated compared to before.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This wasn’t the 2026 Miami of spotless Ubers and Waymos doing their thing on Brickell streets festooned with billion dollar developments.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of developments
Noun
  • The characters Alex and Cole underwent their own evolutions as love interests.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Flanz has the unique distinction of being part of the show’s staff for over 28 years and having seen the many evolutions — on the show, in entertainment and in the culture — that have influenced the series’ direction.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of evolutions
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