MELIORATIONS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

meliorations

noun

plural of melioration

as in increases

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Noun

The firm continues to expect the Fed to hike 50 basis points this year, with increases at the September and December Federal Open Market Committee meetings.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
The pattern of warmer than normal water along the equator in the Eastern Pacific heats things up and favors increases in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of increases

Noun

Zero Company relishes the quiet moments where your characters get to bond, translating those bonds directly into gameplay enhancements and skills in battle.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The game will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, with PS5 Pro enhancements and Xbox Play Anywhere.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhancements

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Final design and engineering refinements for the Oceanside project are expected to continue through 2027.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Google says refinements to the Pixel Watch 5's GPS improve performance when tracking your location in big cities with skyscrapers.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of refinements

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Bottom line Earlier this year, the bears thought advances in AI models could disintermediate CrowdStrike.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Electric powertrains have fewer moving parts than internal combustion engines, and advances in batteries, motors, software, and contract manufacturing have lowered some barriers to entry.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of advances

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In response, Macron warned that if American companies can switch off access to breakthroughs like turning off a light, the value of these leading US innovators could itself be damaged.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Summary The quantum frontier is rapidly advancing, with 2025-2026 breakthroughs in logical qubits and error correction moving technology from labs to practical applications.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of breakthroughs

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