as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
L3Harris, a major defense contractor, reportedly got a classified deal to fix up the craft, but the Defense Department hasn’t confirmed that or revealed the value of the contract.
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Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026
When single mother, April, is about to become an empty nester, decides to fix up her house to get ready to sell it.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Then the new owners will fix up the building and lease it out.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
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Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026
When single mother, April, is about to become an empty nester, decides to fix up her house to get ready to sell it.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Then the new owners will fix up the building and lease it out.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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Davidson has been a patient figure in the Hawks front office, electing for a draft-heavy route to rebuild the team.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now coach Doug Christie and general manager Scott Perry face a pivotal offseason focused on rebuilding the roster and chasing a high draft pick.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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There could be wholesale changes in Sacramento this summer as Kings general manager Scott Perry looks to overhaul an aging and absurdly expensive roster.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer’s package to overhaul county government calls for the creation of an independent county ethics commission.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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It's formulated with the label's game-changing Alpha Keratin 60KU, which nourishes the scalp, repairs damage, and reinforces hair strength.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The project will improve safety and repair roads and bridges.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Developers are racing to patch security vulnerabilities that hackers flag with AI.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Candidate mission patches for the inaugural flight suggest that Mengzhou, which features a low-Earth orbit variant designed to carry six or seven astronauts and another to take three to low lunar orbit, could rendezvous with or fly alongside China’s Tiangong space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Through exclusive interviews, archival research, and declassified diplomatic cables, El Capitan y el Brazalete de Esmeraldas reconstructs the events from multiple perspectives.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Instead, with the cooperation of Kilmer’s estate and his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, Voorhees reconstructed the performance using generative artificial intelligence, assembling the role from archival material and digital tools.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Liman’s decision dropped Lively’s claims of harassment, defamation and conspiracy, meaning the trial will now center on alleged breach of contract and retaliation by Wayfarer and aiding and abetting retaliation by the PR firm working for Baldoni.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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While the sales increases in some cases were aided by tax incentives and new emissions rules, the figures point to how global fleets are rapidly electrifying in response to the war in Iran.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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If that's the case, though, the food will cure what ails you.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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One of my neighbors called 911 and helped with the first CPR attempts.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lawlor’s account helps explain why this contempt is so corrosive.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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