ameliorations

noun

plural of amelioration
as in refinements

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorations
  1. refinements
  2. enhancements
  3. increases
  4. breakthroughs
  5. advances
  6. developments
  7. evolutions
Noun
  • Other policy changes include various refinements to its wording around other misuses of Claude AI.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The third-generation glasses feature fairly minor refinements.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of refinements
Noun
  • The sentencing has been delayed twice, following disagreements from the defense and prosecution about potential sentencing enhancements.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And her campaign is being overseen by political consultant Jeff Millman, who worked on the Measure HLA push that would enforce bike lanes, bus lanes and pedestrian enhancements.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhancements
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  • The government also promised 15,000 additional places in higher education, introduced across the next two years, and increases in student grants linked to inflation from the start of the next academic year.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Government bond investors want cuts to public spending, less borrowing and business-friendly measures aimed at boosting growth, such as reversing some of the payroll tax increases introduced under Reeves.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of increases
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  • Bill Frauenhofer, an executive director at the Department of Commerce, pointed out that breakthroughs in high-power switching will aid national power grids and defense applications.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Zuckerberg said Reality Labs will only release new products when true breakthroughs are achieved.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of breakthroughs
Noun
  • Despite more than 25 years of advances in home entertainment, nothing quite matches the tactile thrill of launching a metal ball around a wooden cabinet.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For Griffin, that means supporting AI and building data centers in America, while also pursuing advances in nuclear energy, batteries, and robotics.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of advances
Noun
  • In other developments, the bodies of 252 people, said by Russia to be Ukrainian soldiers, were returned to Ukraine in an exchange, Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Burkholder said Simmons missed Wednesday’s practice to discuss the developments, and that’s why he was listed on the injury report as being out with a back injury and for personal reasons.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of developments
Noun
  • Those values have informed key operational evolutions at Estée Lauder of late.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Massive technological evolutions, including smaller drivers and active and the introduction of adaptive-noise cancellation, have allowed listeners to focus on their favorite music like never before—even on the go, away from home.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of evolutions
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