as in advance
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!
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Recent Examples of improvement
But for Davis, the biggest improvement stemmed from what open-caption technology now makes possible.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Get better day by day, daily improvement, that’s our main thing.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
That’s a slight improvement on the season two opener, which came in just under 2 million.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
What wins is improvement in the rate of improvement itself.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Get better day by day, daily improvement, that’s our main thing.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
That’s a slight improvement on the season two opener, which came in just under 2 million.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
What wins is improvement in the rate of improvement itself.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for improvement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvement
Noun
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These services are advertised well in advance and provide a moment of reflection before the day’s exuberant celebrations get underway.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Federal law requires agencies to notify states generally 60 days in advance when laying off 50 or more people, so that states can jump into action.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Provides opportunities for career advancement through visibility.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Finally, a breakthrough came by combining several technologies such as position sensing, speaker beamforming and adaptive crosstalk cancellation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Lunar eclipses tend to elicit culminations, breakthroughs, breakdowns or endings.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Max’s Crazy Rich Asians TV series has officially opened a development room led by Adele Lim who will serve as executive producer, writer and showrunner.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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While significant progress has been made, more than 40% of the lands within the Wildlife Corridor remain unprotected and vulnerable to development.—
Haley Busch,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvement. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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