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a
: securely placed or fastened : stationary
b(1)
(2)
: formed into a chemical compound
c(1)
: not subject to change or fluctuation
a fixed income
(2)
: firmly set in the mind
a fixed idea
(3)
: having a final or crystallized form or character
(4)
: recurring on the same date from year to year
fixed holidays
d
: immobile, concentrated
a fixed stare
2
: supplied with something (such as money) needed
comfortably fixed
Examples of fixed in a Sentence
a small mirror fixed to the wall
That day remains fixed in my memory.
Recent Examples on the Web
Wobbling through space The Earth’s axis, which is an imaginary line running through the North and South Poles, is in constant motion, even though it is commonly depicted as a fixed line.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of the residents are low-wage workers, immigrant families with young children or elderly and disabled people on a fixed income.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
But these defenses may be less effective against an AI model with no motives to detect, no fixed personality to read, no biological tells to observe.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
NMSurf’s fiber plans deliver fast, reliable speeds, while fixed wireless is available in more remote neighborhoods.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of the residents are low-wage workers, immigrant families with young children or elderly and disabled people on a fixed income.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
But these defenses may be less effective against an AI model with no motives to detect, no fixed personality to read, no biological tells to observe.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
NMSurf’s fiber plans deliver fast, reliable speeds, while fixed wireless is available in more remote neighborhoods.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fixed
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“Fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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