as in advance
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!
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Recent Examples of improvement
At the same time, improvements in fill factor often reduced voltage.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The plan includes updating and modernizing its facilities, several of which have not seen capital improvements in nearly 20 years.
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Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
For skin, most clinical studies report visible improvement at the four-to-six-week mark, with fuller results closer to 12 weeks.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Renters, meanwhile, have seen little improvement in affordability.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The plan includes updating and modernizing its facilities, several of which have not seen capital improvements in nearly 20 years.
—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
For skin, most clinical studies report visible improvement at the four-to-six-week mark, with fuller results closer to 12 weeks.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Renters, meanwhile, have seen little improvement in affordability.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for improvement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvement
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But compared to devastating events that arrive suddenly with little notice, scientists know well in advance that El Niño is coming.
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Powell said China has such operations lined up and planned well in advance and waits for such triggering events.
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Audit your current succession planning process this quarter and implement a mechanism that allows employees to self-nominate for advancement opportunities, ensuring that career trajectories are shaped by direct employee input rather than managerial assumptions.
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
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The vast majority, about $59 billion, is earmarked for farm safety-net enhancements.
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With this uptick in usage, Google hasn’t seen a reduction of headcount – companies are leaning into AI as an enhancement tool.
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In particular Ben Rice, who’s off to a breakthrough season, and 38-year-old Paul Goldschmidt, who the Yankees allowed to sit out there as a free agent most of the winter until re-signing him right before spring training for what is now looking as the bargain of the offseason at $4 million.
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This capability is something many militaries are already rushing to develop, but the real breakthrough here is the unit’s size and weight.
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The measures would open sectors such as banking, energy, and real estate development to private capital and foreign companies.
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The Union’s move is a small reversal of a decades-long trend away from scholastic sports as a soccer development tool.
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“Improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvement. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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