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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Beaten on the glass again After the second game of the series, the Pacers mentioned their need to improve on the glass.
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Like many creators, chefs always see things to improve upon, to tweak, to revise.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Only the bold have the audacity to improve on a winner.
—Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
Sources say that a racetrack offer is within reach that would improve on the agreement reached by former Mayor John Cooper by shifting more financial burden to Speedway Motorsports.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Like many creators, chefs always see things to improve upon, to tweak, to revise.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Only the bold have the audacity to improve on a winner.
—Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
Sources say that a racetrack offer is within reach that would improve on the agreement reached by former Mayor John Cooper by shifting more financial burden to Speedway Motorsports.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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