as in enhances
to make better
a little salt would improve this bland food
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Recent Examples of improves
Open year-round during daylight hours, both hotel guests and outside visitors can learn how to handle a bow and arrow practicing on static targets that are set further away as your aim improves.
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Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Lemon water also adds flavor, provides vitamin C, improves digestion, and can prevent kidney stones.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2026
Also required are 200 hours of personal development, which can include developing social and life skills as well as interests, and 200 hours of physical fitness, spent in any way that improves health and quality of life.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Growth at this pace lifts wages, supports jobs and improves living standards.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Yellowing, wilting, or leggy growth often improves with simple light, water, or placement tweaks.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
Indeed, exercise in general improves fatigue, energy, and vitality, according to research, so getting in some movement first thing in the morning can do all that.
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
When business leaders engage, policy improves.
—Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Ending the government shutdown would ease the situation for controllers, but the FAA said the flight cuts will remain in place until their safety data improves.
—Josh Funk, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Lemon water also adds flavor, provides vitamin C, improves digestion, and can prevent kidney stones.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2026
Also required are 200 hours of personal development, which can include developing social and life skills as well as interests, and 200 hours of physical fitness, spent in any way that improves health and quality of life.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Growth at this pace lifts wages, supports jobs and improves living standards.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Yellowing, wilting, or leggy growth often improves with simple light, water, or placement tweaks.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
Indeed, exercise in general improves fatigue, energy, and vitality, according to research, so getting in some movement first thing in the morning can do all that.
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
When business leaders engage, policy improves.
—Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Ending the government shutdown would ease the situation for controllers, but the FAA said the flight cuts will remain in place until their safety data improves.
—Josh Funk, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improves
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Her go-to is the Madison Reed Radiant Hair Color Kit, a $35 at-home hair color box that conceals 100 percent of stubborn grays and enhances shine.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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The denim industry has found an appreciation for linen and how the fiber enhances and refines what is traditionally considered to be a tough and rugged fabric.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The gentle support helps keep legs from feeling heavy after hours of sitting, walking, and moving between destinations.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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One way Amplified Minds helps people process their feelings is through free music and art therapy classes.—
Nicole Nielsen,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Improves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improves. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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