improve on/upon
phrasal verb
improved on/upon; improving on/upon; improves on/upon
: to do better than (something previously done)
After months of study, I improved on my original score.
It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.
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This new Issa López iteration seems destined to improve upon that.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 June 2024
Getsy was pretty clear about what was working well and what the Bears needed to improve on.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
Weather forecasts, for example, need not be perfect to improve on what is available to farmers in developing countries.
—Daniel Björkegren, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2023
Members of Congress and former military leaders have been in discussions over the last few years about how to expand and improve upon this child care program to boost army recruitment even further.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 4 June 2024
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 June 2024
Getsy was pretty clear about what was working well and what the Bears needed to improve on.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
Weather forecasts, for example, need not be perfect to improve on what is available to farmers in developing countries.
—Daniel Björkegren, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2023
Members of Congress and former military leaders have been in discussions over the last few years about how to expand and improve upon this child care program to boost army recruitment even further.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 4 June 2024
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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