as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
Fort Worth needs to borrow a lot of money to fix up roads, build parks, and construct an animal shelter.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
What is meant to be a quick trip to fix up and sell the property quickly turns into something far more ominous.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Imposing higher taxes on building improvements offers an equally perverse disincentive to fix up properties.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The trailer showed how Cumming and Morrissey’s characters become entangled when Cumming, a gay bar owner, employs Morrissey, a construction worker struggling to find work, to fix up his bar.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
What is meant to be a quick trip to fix up and sell the property quickly turns into something far more ominous.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Imposing higher taxes on building improvements offers an equally perverse disincentive to fix up properties.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The trailer showed how Cumming and Morrissey’s characters become entangled when Cumming, a gay bar owner, employs Morrissey, a construction worker struggling to find work, to fix up his bar.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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Then Toronto rebuilt a 12-point lead early in the third quarter.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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While that argument continues, the soccer coach and tax accountant are rebuilding their lives — while doing their best to stay vigilant with their addictions.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The government of Armenia is trying to warm its formerly tense relationship with Israel in an effort to overhaul its foreign policy, but its overtures are being met with outrage from the public.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Give your space a new look without overhauling your furniture by adding a decorative touch like this pouf.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The work is part of a larger MnDOT project to resurface I-35W and either repair or replace bridges along the freeway between Cliff Road and the I-35E/I-35W split.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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The more people start repairing or modifying products themselves, the higher that risk becomes.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Put a Davey Lopes patch on the sleeve.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now, that model has been secretly accessed via a wholly predictable vulnerability Anthropic didn’t think to patch.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
23 Apr. 2026
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Just as evolutionary biologists can reconstruct the branching history of a species from its genome, Astromech's engine is intended to explore potential future scenarios for pathogen or tumor evolution under therapeutic pressure.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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This new iteration was partly handled by Room40 label boss Lawrence English, who reconstructed the original master tapes and blended them with recent performances by Lockwood and Vanessa Tomlinson, who plays the gong.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Raptors were aided by 36 free throw attempts (making 27), 21 offensive rebounds and 17 Cleveland turnovers.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Carter also co-founded a non-profit in his community called The Local Voice, which aided women fighting breast cancer.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Leaders who are working to realize AI’s most transformative impact in curing disease.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Proceeds from the event support Vision of Children’s mission to cure childhood hereditary blindness and improve quality of life.—
Rancho Santa Fe Review,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, with Stanton presumably vacating the DH spot, the switch-hitting, defensively-subpar Domínguez, who is better from the left side, can help the Bombers against a string of right-handed starting pitchers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon steadies Jupiter’s influence, helping practical decisions create emotional ease.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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