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 year, his challenge is not only to improve upon his 25 home runs and majors-leading 67 steals but also to reduce his league-leading 218 strikeouts.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Creating primarily for the wide players was a Liverpool trait Slot observed in the early stages of the campaign and wanted to improve on.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But neither has shined against the run throughout their careers, and that’s the area Miami needed to improve on.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The Boston Red Sox are hoping to improve upon an 81-81 finish from last season.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Creating primarily for the wide players was a Liverpool trait Slot observed in the early stages of the campaign and wanted to improve on.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But neither has shined against the run throughout their careers, and that’s the area Miami needed to improve on.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The Boston Red Sox are hoping to improve upon an 81-81 finish from last season.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for improve on/upon
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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