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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amelioration
Noun
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This is an increase from 23.1% and 12.1% in previous years, respectively.—
Iris Dorbian,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025 -
The average price per ticket is now $280, which is a 4% increase from the same time last year, according to Hopper.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although the fertility rate in neighboring South Korea rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, thanks to measures to spur young people to marry and have children, the trend in Japan has yet to show an upturn.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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City have been struggling for nearly four months and there is still no upturn in sight.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Even though ratings have been on an upswing, with last year’s edition the most-viewed since 2020, in historical terms the current universe of possible audience is significantly diminished.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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Bloom 21-8 (5) Blazing Trojans and Jayla Tyler enter week on upswing with seven-game winning streak.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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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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An individual movie can’t fix what’s wrong with the world, but filmmakers can and should continue to advocate for the betterment of art and, in turn, the world.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the character goes on impassioned tirades about SpongeBob, leading Hernandez to break character a number of times to the betterment of the bit, which is perhaps aimed at recent blind items by Academy Awards voters who have admitted to neglecting certain movies on negligible criteria.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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At a resolution of 2560 x 1440 in games, AMD’s own benchmarks point at an average 38% uplift over the RX 7900 GRE with the biggest gains being in ray tracing, although that card had a launch price of just $549.—
Antony Leather,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, areas like Long Beach are experiencing uplift.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here’s how the startup mindset can guide the creation and evolution of a modern family office.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The evolution of Baltimore’s version of the NPIC toward more non-traditional service providers brought its own set of challenges.—
David Plymyer,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Amelioration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amelioration. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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