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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Afterwards, Mahomes said that, despite the win, there is plenty to improve on for the Chiefs, the only team left in the NFL which has yet to be defeated.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
How does Metaphor ReFantazio improve on Persona? The way Metaphor ReFantazio handles these ideas is a far cry from the Persona games.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Secta doesn’t share your photos with a third party but may use them to help improve on its own AI models.
—Cory Dawson, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
Jim reiterated his stance that PC sales also will eventually improve on the back of AI adoption.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
How does Metaphor ReFantazio improve on Persona? The way Metaphor ReFantazio handles these ideas is a far cry from the Persona games.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Secta doesn’t share your photos with a third party but may use them to help improve on its own AI models.
—Cory Dawson, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
Jim reiterated his stance that PC sales also will eventually improve on the back of AI adoption.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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