as in improvement
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment
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Recent Examples of enhancement
Amazon’s delivery enhancements are perhaps escalating the most in the grocery segment.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
But those enhancements, which were extended in 2022, will expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress acts.
—Michelle Andrews, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Attorneys filed charges of driving under the influence causing injury with enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury in the crash.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
This rollout comes after growing creator concerns that automated visual enhancements on YouTube sometimes changed how their videos looked without permission.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
But Barnes, who has lived on North Bay Road for about a year and recently put his home up for sale after renovating it, said gates are the type of enhancement that could persuade him to stay.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Lash enhancements have seen an uptick within the past decade.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Back in November 2023, the Oscar winner chatted with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and denied cosmetic enhancement speculations by crediting her makeup artist for his optical illusion glam.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The story opens at Kyoto’s Tenryu-ji Temple, where 292 participants gather for the first battle — a vast, night-long melee staged without digital enhancement.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
But those enhancements, which were extended in 2022, will expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress acts.
—Michelle Andrews, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Attorneys filed charges of driving under the influence causing injury with enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury in the crash.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
This rollout comes after growing creator concerns that automated visual enhancements on YouTube sometimes changed how their videos looked without permission.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
But Barnes, who has lived on North Bay Road for about a year and recently put his home up for sale after renovating it, said gates are the type of enhancement that could persuade him to stay.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Lash enhancements have seen an uptick within the past decade.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Back in November 2023, the Oscar winner chatted with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and denied cosmetic enhancement speculations by crediting her makeup artist for his optical illusion glam.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The story opens at Kyoto’s Tenryu-ji Temple, where 292 participants gather for the first battle — a vast, night-long melee staged without digital enhancement.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhancement
Noun
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Paying close attention to how each pillow affected their sleep, any improvements in neck pain, restlessness, and temperature regulation, to determine which pillows made the grade as the most luxurious options out there, both in sleep feel and in material makeup.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Officials say the historic building is in need of improvements and upgrades.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Achieving quick, consistent self-assembly in solution without evaporation has remained a significant difficulty, despite advancements in block copolymer templating, metal alkoxide chemistry, and nanomaterials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The designers also wanted to pay homage to the technology that makes an advancement like this possible.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The stock has declined about 11% this year, trailing a nearly 17% advance by the S&P 500 Index.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The programs in the series were created in a collaboration with performance artists, and resulted in a group of surreal experimental works that pushed the boundaries of sound and narrative well in advance of the digital era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Enhancement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enhancement. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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