fixer-upper
noun
fix·er-up·per
ˈfik-sər-ˌə-pər 
: something (such as a house or car) that needs fixing up
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Move-In Ready While not tied to a specific feature, the report also found that today’s buyers prefer turnkey properties over fixer-uppers by a wide margin.
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
Lili Reinhart’s coldly overbearing Apple (with lucious, flaming red hair) is their ringleader, Alexandra Shipp’s Fig is a science genius who lost her personality in a swirl of people pleasing, and Victoria Pedretti’s mentally fragile Cherry is Apple’s resident punching bag and fixer-upper project.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
That verdict can’t come until the fall, but with spring camp underway this week, Florida’s fixer-upper is at the survey stage.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Seidi Haarla and Rupert Grint play Saga and Jon, a couple moving into a sprawling fixer-upper in the Finnish forest to start the large family of their dreams.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
Lili Reinhart’s coldly overbearing Apple (with lucious, flaming red hair) is their ringleader, Alexandra Shipp’s Fig is a science genius who lost her personality in a swirl of people pleasing, and Victoria Pedretti’s mentally fragile Cherry is Apple’s resident punching bag and fixer-upper project.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
That verdict can’t come until the fall, but with spring camp underway this week, Florida’s fixer-upper is at the survey stage.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Seidi Haarla and Rupert Grint play Saga and Jon, a couple moving into a sprawling fixer-upper in the Finnish forest to start the large family of their dreams.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Fixer-upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer-upper. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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