MELIORATIONS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

meliorations

noun

plural of melioration

as in increases

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Noun

Military experts expect it to call for further spending increases aimed primarily at deterring China from starting a conflict with Taiwan that could also draw Japan into a prolonged war.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead, employers may freeze future merit increases or ultimately part ways with the employee.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of increases

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

There will also be further refinements to the Liquid Glass redesign, which faced some usability and accessibility issues, as well as several bugs, just as Apple’s previous major OS redesign did.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Such refinements often take place until the last moment, and chefs and sommeliers taste, discuss and make final adjustments together.

— Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of refinements

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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

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Similar models exist in other countries and are seen as important to accelerating breakthroughs and administering life-saving treatments especially for rare diseases, where there is little commercial incentive for research.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The most meaningful breakthroughs rarely come from brilliant advice or a new framework.

— Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of breakthroughs

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