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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Part Two—and there’s nothing an end credits or post-credits scene could have done to improve upon it. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 For most of October, Sean Payton harped on his offense’s need to improve on third down. —

Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidency to Donald Trump after failing to improve on President Joe Biden's 2020 performance with three key voting blocs. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024 The Animation Guild has sought to improve on those terms, as AI poses a unique threat to animators’ livelihoods. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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