melioration

noun

Definition of meliorationnext
as in amelioration

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  1. increase
  2. upturn
  3. breakthrough
  4. betterment
  5. uplift
Noun
  • The average premium increase is estimated around 7%, according to a report from insurance research site ValuePenguin.com.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In recent months, Jewish civil rights and legal groups, like the Brandeis Center, have also filed complaints against school districts for allegedly failing to address the sharp increase in antisemitic incidents since Hamas’ October 7th attack on Israel.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of increase
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  • Low prices are the cure for low prices, and that’ll be the case here, as farmers plant less corn and wheat in favor of something else, such as cotton, creating a supply shortfall—and setting the stage for the next price upturn.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Economic growth was sluggish last year, though there have been signs of an upturn to start 2024.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of upturn
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  • The breakthrough, described in a New England Journal of Medicine paper and presented at a conference in mid-December, is called blinatumomab, an immunotherapy drug delivered to patients over a 28-day IV drip.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Prime Target follows Woodall’s Edward Brooks, a math genius (hence the reference to prime numbers) on the brink of a major breakthrough who senses someone may be trying to thwart his discovery.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of breakthrough
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  • As most independent artists were struggling and hoping to secure the money to survive, prominent artists like Alice In Chains weren’t reportedly using the funds for the betterment of those around them.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Politicians excel at spending taxpayers’ money, and not always for the betterment of their constituents.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2024
Definition of betterment
Noun
  • Shopping for Christmas, Hanukah and New Year’s Day meals gave stores a $5.3 billion sales uplift compared with an average week, Circana said.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • China’s Mid-Autumn Festival brought a slew of new film releases, but little discernible uplift to the box office.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of uplift
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