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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amelioration
Noun
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Cracks are beginning to show in the employment picture, so there are downside risks, but retail sales should see some increase month-over-month for February.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Such a method automatically reduces your withdrawals during downturns and limits withdrawals during upturns.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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To the best of our knowledge, that was not the case with Smith, either. — To avoid an upturn that could make the termination more difficult.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The surge is reminiscent of an upswing recorded in the first six months of 2020, when more than 5,800 Americans gave up their citizenship, nearly tripling the number from all of 2019.—
Edward Szekeres,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Historical Context Even before this recent upswing, ADA had shown strong momentum, climbing from $0.34 in early November 2023 to $1.28 by early December.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lunar eclipses tend to elicit culminations, breakthroughs, breakdowns or endings.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Finally, a breakthrough came by combining several technologies such as position sensing, speaker beamforming and adaptive crosstalk cancellation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An individual movie can’t fix what’s wrong with the world, but filmmakers can and should continue to advocate for the betterment of art and, in turn, the world.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the character goes on impassioned tirades about SpongeBob, leading Hernandez to break character a number of times to the betterment of the bit, which is perhaps aimed at recent blind items by Academy Awards voters who have admitted to neglecting certain movies on negligible criteria.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s no view yet on timing, and this will be a major uplift.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Some economists are skeptical about the scale of the potential economic uplift from higher defense spending in Europe.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Here’s how the startup mindset can guide the creation and evolution of a modern family office.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The evolution of Baltimore’s version of the NPIC toward more non-traditional service providers brought its own set of challenges.—
David Plymyer,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Federal law requires agencies to notify states generally 60 days in advance when laying off 50 or more people, so that states can jump into action.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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These services are advertised well in advance and provide a moment of reflection before the day’s exuberant celebrations get underway.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Amelioration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amelioration. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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