as in to improve
to make better
social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people
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That kind of dedicated team, which can help ameliorate the impact of disasters, comes only with the scale of a massive company like Walmart.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Researchers say that the technology amplifies existing biases in hiring processes instead of ameliorating them.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Is there any way to soften that or ameliorate that?
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Other research, including a 2023 study that followed more than 6,700 older adults, indicates that travel could also ameliorate cognitive decline.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Researchers say that the technology amplifies existing biases in hiring processes instead of ameliorating them.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Is there any way to soften that or ameliorate that?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024
Other research, including a 2023 study that followed more than 6,700 older adults, indicates that travel could also ameliorate cognitive decline.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Ameliorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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