as in to enhance
to make better
a little salt would improve this bland food
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Recent Examples of improve
If the mood improves, that’s a good sign for job security and pay.
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Staff Reports, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Employers say adding more in-office days will improve engagement, with mentoring of younger workers and more collaboration.
—Dee Depass, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
Other kinds of teams across the country are connected to this constantly improving information system too, and not just in vans.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
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Staff Reports, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Employers say adding more in-office days will improve engagement, with mentoring of younger workers and more collaboration.
—Dee Depass, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
Other kinds of teams across the country are connected to this constantly improving information system too, and not just in vans.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improve
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Hospitals across the state are committed to enhancing outcomes for new and expectant mothers.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Huang said Dallas is also enhancing its mosquito surveillance by monitoring not only for West Nile virus, which is endemic in the region, but also diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Kelli’s speech at the party isn’t helping Shamea’s case, either.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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From a castle built by a Sherlock Holmes actor in Connecticut to lava fields in Idaho that helped train astronauts, these destinations showcase the beauty, ingenuity and delightful weirdness that make the United States unique.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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“Improve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improve. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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