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improve

[im-proov] / ɪmˈpruv /


Usage

What are other ways to say improve? The verb improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). The more formal verb, ameliorate, implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions. To better is to improve conditions which, though not bad, are unsatisfying: to better an attempt, oneself (as by gaining a higher salary).

Example Sentences

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CVS said much of the improvement stemmed from the turnaround at its insurance unit, Aetna, which like other insurers is benefiting from efforts to squeeze costs and improve payment rates, particularly in its Medicare plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Fragmentation lets you lower costs, improve logistics and generate more cash flow.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The company expected that fiscal third-quarter domestic attendance numbers would improve, they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The grim conditions spurred inmates to form advocacy groups like Group 31, which was officially created as a nonprofit to lobby corrections officials and lawmakers to improve inmates’ quality of life.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

They doubted that a new chancellor—even one as popular as Hitler—would improve their lives.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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