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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 improvements
Yet when the researchers blocked key proteins involved in dendritic growth, the improvements disappeared—a suggestion that the drug’s mental-health effects might depend on the growth.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The city is working with Sacramento County and Sacramento Regional Transit to identify safety improvements along the road, including possible dedicated bus lanes and pedestrian upgrades.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
On her social media, Hawthorn says her campaign is focused on infrastructure improvements, promoting and expanding access to community gathering spaces, equity among the Forest Preserves and supporting due process in the judicial system.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Summit’s request for $70 million in city taxpayer funds to purchase and make improvements on the stadium site faced tough questions from City Council members.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
One out-of-the-box treatment that has seen improvements in the mental conditions of children with type 1 diabetes is participating in the arts.
—Elizabeth McClure, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
The accord further prohibited the developers from beginning construction on the new residences before commencing work on these improvements.
—Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s the impressive thing too, is there’s all these improvements.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
The group that decreased sedentary time had lower lactate levels in their blood, and within that group bigger decreases in lactate corresponded to greater improvements in metabolic flexibility.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The city is working with Sacramento County and Sacramento Regional Transit to identify safety improvements along the road, including possible dedicated bus lanes and pedestrian upgrades.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
On her social media, Hawthorn says her campaign is focused on infrastructure improvements, promoting and expanding access to community gathering spaces, equity among the Forest Preserves and supporting due process in the judicial system.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Summit’s request for $70 million in city taxpayer funds to purchase and make improvements on the stadium site faced tough questions from City Council members.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
One out-of-the-box treatment that has seen improvements in the mental conditions of children with type 1 diabetes is participating in the arts.
—Elizabeth McClure, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
The accord further prohibited the developers from beginning construction on the new residences before commencing work on these improvements.
—Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s the impressive thing too, is there’s all these improvements.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
The group that decreased sedentary time had lower lactate levels in their blood, and within that group bigger decreases in lactate corresponded to greater improvements in metabolic flexibility.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvements
Noun
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The technological advances have gained international attention.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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As the pandemic advances, the characters lock down in various ways, disoriented and stressed out.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Driving the uptick in online scams are technological advancements.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Certainly the government has a role to play in helping synagogues, churches, mosques, schools and others in putting up security barriers, training security officers and those physical security enhancements.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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While this may confine a human’s dream of immortality to solutions that rely on technological enhancements, bio-hacking your body, or science-fiction level technology that relies on novel physical laws and/or phenomena, there’s still plenty that relativity has to say about living forever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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The actress had appeared on television and had previously been heralded as The Next Karate Kid, but her performance in Boys Don't Cry is one of the boldest breakthroughs ever captured on film.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Achieving a true quantum advantage in chemistry will likely require breakthroughs in both hardware and algorithms before quantum computers can surpass classical machines on these fundamental molecular calculations.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to decades of such refinements, today’s jets may be the world’s most reliable machines.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Corrections then feel like reversals rather than refinements.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, there have been many positive developments thus far.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Despite all the developments since the FOMC’s last meeting, Boston College economics professor Brian Bethune said the Fed’s dilemma has not changed.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Improvements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvements. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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