improvements

noun

plural of improvement
as in advances
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 Those weren’t the only aviation improvements to make headlines recently. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Whether those commitments produce measurable improvements, however, will depend on resources that remain in short supply. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The city in 2024 adopted a wide-ranging plan to guide economic development and traffic safety improvements on Stockton Boulevard. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Speaking of Sugar’s caseload, Season 2’s improvements are evident beyond the inevitable advantages of outing him as an alien. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 In its latest survey of American shoppers, improvements in consumer sentiment were seen across all groups regardless of wealth and income, education level and political party. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 This enables identifying recurring losses and eliminating them through process or technical improvements. — Adrian Stelmach, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 These improvements will reduce congestion, improve freight movement, and strengthen Kane County’s connections to the regional and national economy. — Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Jones’ improvements with in-zone contact have been on display this week, as his homers off Imanaga, Peterson and White Sox righty Davis Martin came on pitches over the heart of the plate. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvements
  1. advances
  2. advancements
  3. enhancements
  4. breakthroughs
  5. refinements
  6. developments
Noun
  • They are designed to hold the developer accountable as the project advances, create substantial construction demand for skilled trades workers and support long-term careers in engineering, cybersecurity and advanced technology operations.
    — Ron Kitchens, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The daily operation of DeepMind, which works on the underlying AI research that fuels all of Google’s Gemini advances, will be handed off to Koray Kavukcuoglu.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of advances
Noun
  • In this light, tech advancements like Tuesday’s announcement represent an attempt to limit the differentiation from traditional filmmaking — and consumer fallout in the process.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • New advancements in genetic testing, driven by more affordable technology and powerful AI, are making universal genome sequencing a reality.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of advancements
Noun
  • That phase focuses on what the company called product portfolio enhancements, network structure changes and additional operational efficiencies.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Over the last six years, the city has made engineering enhancements—including red curb paint to improve sightlines, high-visibility crosswalks and new pedestrian features—across key intersections near the two campuses.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of enhancements
Noun
  • Historical data shows that business model innovation, like in residential solar, often yields better returns than pure hardware breakthroughs.
    — Rob Day, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For scientists like Cohen, these molecules are an exciting area of research that could reap significant health breakthroughs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of breakthroughs
Noun
  • Featuring Bose’s noise cancellation technology, now referred to as QuietControl, the new QuietComfort headphones have several refinements over the first-generation model in their active noise cancellation performance.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Building the foundation for future testing Beyond verifying individual subsystems, the first testing campaign generated engineering and diagnostic data that will help guide future refinements.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of refinements
Noun
  • There will be interesting developments as newer models and agentic systems enter validation-heavy areas, but for now, CIOs should be careful.
    — Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These systematic engineering developments reflect China’s strategy to expand its third-generation nuclear fleet, supporting baseline energy security while working toward a peak in carbon emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2060.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of developments

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