as in to improve
to make better
social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people
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Recent Examples of ameliorate
The study describes how private businesses lack the financial incentive to fund basic and applied scientific research and development and how government agencies like the NIH and NSF ameliorate the market failure.
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Still, hobbies ameliorate the stressors of work, the news or family life.
—Lora Kelley, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
These grants and cooperative agreements were issued for a limited purpose; to ameliorate the effects of the pandemic.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Users must be certain that the agents are always ameliorating human and societal values, as opposed to detracting from them.
—Una Verhoeven, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Still, hobbies ameliorate the stressors of work, the news or family life.
—Lora Kelley, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
These grants and cooperative agreements were issued for a limited purpose; to ameliorate the effects of the pandemic.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Users must be certain that the agents are always ameliorating human and societal values, as opposed to detracting from them.
—Una Verhoeven, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorate
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Pollination season was windy, cold and rainy — but supply chain problems began to improve and inventory came down.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Levy said that if the political climate doesn’t improve, business for him will likely be even worse in 2026.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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As disparate data sources come together through intelligent ETL processes enhanced by AI, the next step is managing the security, authentication and role-level access of the different departments and users.—
Lori Schafer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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“Ameliorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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