fix on/upon
phrasal verb
fixed on/upon; fixing on/upon; fixes on/upon
1
: to direct one's attention or thoughts toward (something) : to focus on (something)
He has fixed on/upon the idea of going back to school.
All eyes fixed on her as she entered the room.
2
: to make a decision about or choose (something)
After weeks of discussion, they've finally fixed on a solution.
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But the visa bulletin reflects a statutory backlog—Congress placed annual limits on the number of green cards back in 1990, and this has created huge bottlenecks that the executive branch can't fix on its own.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Her eyes and the camera fix on a single flake of snow.
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 9 June 2025
These last two vocalizations had given me an exact fix on where he was roosted.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Health/Medical Report Angela Palermo, first place, Boisean who urges tongue-tie fix on babies is investigated.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Her eyes and the camera fix on a single flake of snow.
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 9 June 2025
These last two vocalizations had given me an exact fix on where he was roosted.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Health/Medical Report Angela Palermo, first place, Boisean who urges tongue-tie fix on babies is investigated.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fix on/upon
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“Fix on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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