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perfecting

ADJECTIVE

maturing

Synonyms

STRONG

advancing aging blossoming consummating developing evolving growing mellowing preparing sprouting sweetening

WEAK

growing up

Antonyms

WEAK

declining dying fading

ADJECTIVE

realizing

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishing actualizing attaining completing consummating doing fulfilling performing reaching

ADJECTIVE

refining

Synonyms

STRONG

civilizing clarifying cleaning cultivating distillation elevating focusing honing improving polishing purifying sharpening

NOUN

development

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advancement evolution expansion improvement increase progress

STRONG

addition adulthood advance augmentation boost buildup chrysalis developing enlargement flowering hike maturation maturity ontogenesis ontogeny progression reinforcement ripening spread spreading unfolding

WEAK

adding to advancing augmenting elaborating evolvement evolving increasing making progress maturing ongoing reinforcing unraveling upgrowth upping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage

STRONG

lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal

NOUN

unfolding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flowering

STRONG

addition adulthood advance advancement advancing augmentation augmenting boost buildup developing elaborating enlargement evolution evolving expansion growth hike improvement increase increasing maturation maturing maturity progress progression reinforcement reinforcing ripening spread spreading unraveling upping

WEAK

adding to evolvement making progress ongoing upgrowth

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease diminishment failure halt lessening loss reduction retreat retrogression shrinkage stagnation stop stoppage subtraction withdrawal

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USA Rare Earth has invested in French rare earths specialist Carester, and they are together working on perfecting the separation process.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Young Daniel was at his side and doing the same, perfecting a firm handshake, practicing looking people in the eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Italian masters have spent hundreds of years perfecting the art of manufacturing tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

They each came to his door with dreams of perfecting their performances, making it to the Olympics or, in some cases, revolutionizing the sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

We practiced our looks on house servants, perfecting them in solitary chambers under the scrutiny of Du Barry.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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