MELIORATIONS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

meliorations

noun

plural of melioration

as in increases

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Noun

The additional pension costs imposed by AB 1383 would leave cities with less money for staffing, salaries, and other public services or require significant tax increases.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
As Venus moves closer to Earth in its orbit, its apparent size increases, even as the illuminated portion shrinks.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of increases

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The lawsuit accuses Apple of touting new AI technology, including Siri enhancements, while advertising the iPhone 16 at the time; however, the device did not contain the features when it was released, according to court filings.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Gameplay enhancements include deeper pre-snap options, smarter defenders, and an optional Catch Meter.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhancements

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Google says refinements to the Pixel Watch 5's GPS improve performance when tracking your location in big cities with skyscrapers.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Featuring Bose’s noise cancellation technology, now referred to as QuietControl, the new QuietComfort headphones have several refinements over the first-generation model in their active noise cancellation performance.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of refinements

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As her condition advances, the story folds in her strained bonds with her daughter, played by Wen Qi, and her father, played by Fifth Generation filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Advertisement The outcome of the midterms will likely determine whether Sanders’ AI equity tax advances, and thus the coming months may decide who owns America’s AI future.

— Sarah Polcz, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of advances

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Total solar eclipses have driven major scientific breakthroughs for more than a century, most famously providing one of the first observational tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity in 1919.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Building on earlier thermal breakthroughs THREADS is also part of a longer effort to make GaN electronics better at handling heat.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of breakthroughs

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