as in enhancing
to make better
a little salt would improve this bland food
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Recent Examples of improving
The concept is raising concerns that the bloc is still too slow in improving its deterrence options, however.
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Needham analyst Tom Nikic said that while top-line trends were improving, there were still some pain points, including incremental tariff headwinds.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Diet and lifestyle choices can help lower your risk of heart disease by improving healthy blood lipid (fat) levels, blood pressure, and blood vessel function.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
The research teams are further improving efficiency through advanced catalyst designs and combining them with adsorption materials.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The answers touched on Colorado’s scant investment in research, its misguided personnel decisions and its lack of urgency in improving its roster.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Squeezing a tennis ball for five to 10 seconds for a few rounds is a way to start improving your strength, followed by incorporating exercises that utilize kettlebells and weights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Megan Johnson, a fourth grade teacher from Plainfield, has won the 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year award for her dedication to improving early literacy among students and being a school-wide leader.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
Ten years on from the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the vision of improving lives everywhere in harmony with our planet is under unprecedented strain.
—Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Needham analyst Tom Nikic said that while top-line trends were improving, there were still some pain points, including incremental tariff headwinds.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Diet and lifestyle choices can help lower your risk of heart disease by improving healthy blood lipid (fat) levels, blood pressure, and blood vessel function.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
The research teams are further improving efficiency through advanced catalyst designs and combining them with adsorption materials.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The answers touched on Colorado’s scant investment in research, its misguided personnel decisions and its lack of urgency in improving its roster.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Squeezing a tennis ball for five to 10 seconds for a few rounds is a way to start improving your strength, followed by incorporating exercises that utilize kettlebells and weights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Megan Johnson, a fourth grade teacher from Plainfield, has won the 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year award for her dedication to improving early literacy among students and being a school-wide leader.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
Ten years on from the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the vision of improving lives everywhere in harmony with our planet is under unprecedented strain.
—Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improving
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Matcha has higher concentrations of theanine and catechins, enhancing its brain-boosting potential.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition, with support from Michael Kors, WFP will be able to equip 30 schools with solar panels, upgraded kitchens and improved classrooms, enhancing the learning environments for more than 3,000 students.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Quartet comprised the United Nations, the European Union, Russia and the United States, and appointed Blair as its envoy in 2007 with the goal of helping to develop the Palestinian economy and institutions.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Improving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improving. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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