MELIORATION Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

melioration

noun

Definition of melioration

as in amelioration

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Noun

Road-traffic deaths are preventable, through strengthening of public transit, improvement of trauma care, adoption of existing technology and especially thoughtful road design, which can be as cheap and simple as narrowing lanes to reduce speeds.

— Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Pilates is a full-body, low-impact, high-intensity workout that focuses on core strengthening.

— Mellanie Perez, Health, 20 July 2026

Definition of strengthening

Noun

Rivian plans further enhancements, including Sirius XM and Level 3 self-driving capabilities for Autonomy+ later this year.

— Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Our goal is earlier identification of needs, stronger prevention efforts and enhancements to our continuous quality improvement processes.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

State leaders have introduced Assembly Bill 1383, which undermines crucial PEPRA guardrails, granting an unfunded pension benefit increase to first responders by reducing their retirement age.

— Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
Critics warn that dramatic increases could force small businesses to reduce hiring, automate more jobs, or raise prices.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of increase

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However, stabilization over the past few weeks has allowed for an oversold upturn in the weekly stochastics and consecutive weeks of improving momentum, which increases the likelihood that EWZ has established a low.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026
The news came a day before Liz reported on Hong Kong’s beleaguered cinema market finally having an upturn, with overall box office revenues increasing by 25% thanks to a strong line-up of local and Hollywood releases.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Definition of upturn

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The news of a would-be deal breakthrough arrives three months after the first round of bids were submitted in April to investment bank Moelis & Co, which handled the auction process.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Goh believes Southeast Asian cinema’s next breakthrough will depend not only on growing global interest, but also on solving longstanding financing and distribution challenges.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of breakthrough

Noun

Growing up in a Quaker environment back in Pasadena, it was ingrained in her to push forward, no matter the odds, for the betterment of everyone.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
To Anita, who has been in freefall since her arrival in the United States as a young woman, Matthew's presence offered hope, including a promise of betterment for Leila.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of betterment

Noun

But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
On the flip side, Honeywell Aerospace serves the oil and gas industries and could see an uplift as regional infrastructure is repaired.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of uplift

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