ENRICHMENT Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

enrichment

noun

Definition of enrichment

as in enhancement

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Recent Examples of enrichment And this is exactly what happened with the JCPOA, which was a deal put forward by President Obama based on the assumption or the agreement that Iran could have some minimum level of enrichment. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 The program provides before- and after-school childcare and other enrichment activities. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 The initiative serves 250 families, giving students the opportunity to get their test scores up in the morning and go on field trips in the afternoon, alongside other enrichment activities such as robotics and mentoring. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Iranian nuclear enrichment has been a key issue for the White House, with the president and other top officials stressing that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon as a core objective of the war. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 For the same reason, the players’ unjust enrichment claim came up short. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 DaVinci Commerce draws on reviews and social conversation in its enrichment, but each AI platform decides how much weight that material gets. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, in most pet stores, dog owners are greeted with a wide assortment of food and treat options, toys, enrichment products, travel accessories, apparel, training equipment and seasonal merchandise. — Robert Granader, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Or the administration’s personal enrichment through cryptocurrency ventures? — Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Davis appeared in a Nevada court on Tuesday for his sentencing in the case, with the judge handing him 20 years to life for first-degree murder and 20 years to life for a deadly weapon enhancement.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The sentence includes a 20-year mandatory enhancement for profiting off the murder, Judge Carli Kierny told the court.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

Long overdue improvements to the debt restructuring process remain crucially important for the handful of countries that need debt stock reduction.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Officials have completed road improvements along the detour route and will deploy traffic control officers at 18 key intersections during the bridge’s full closure.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of improvement

Noun

Snapping open and shut the phone satisfied some deep, restless urge, and the same was true for the rotational flourish of the wrist involved in opening and closing the knife.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Tyler placed it between us with an elegant flourish; the steam carried the scent of glorious-secret spices.

— Larry Padgett, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of flourish

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