as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
Instead, investors want to hear how the second quarter — usually its highest revenue period each fiscal year — is shaping up as people plant gardens, fix up their lawns and embark on other summer projects.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Her kids come back and suddenly the farmhouse fixer-upper has been fixed up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The Parks Department and Donoghue put out a request for bidders to fix up and run Wollman, but the answer is sitting right in the park.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The funds would have also allowed the city to buy and fix up the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter, which is currently operated by the city but owned by Jackson County.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Her kids come back and suddenly the farmhouse fixer-upper has been fixed up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The Parks Department and Donoghue put out a request for bidders to fix up and run Wollman, but the answer is sitting right in the park.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The funds would have also allowed the city to buy and fix up the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter, which is currently operated by the city but owned by Jackson County.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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Opened in 1911 to replace a predecessor that burned down in 1909, it was rebuilt with a water tank as storage for future firefighting efforts, Shingle said.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The original hotel, built in 1893, was located on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, and in 1931 was rebuilt on a city block that stretches between Park and Lexington Avenues, and 49th and 50th Streets.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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Supporters of Charlotte’s plan to overhaul the region’s transportation system are celebrating a flurry of recent progress in the North Carolina General Assembly.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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The contests will be closely watched as a measure of whether voters in the shadow of Washington will embrace President Trump’s aggressive effort to overhaul the federal government, or be repelled by it.—
Olivia Diaz,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Since then, crews have been working to repair the damages to the grounds as quickly as possible.—
Christina House,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The relationship has since been repaired, and the two leaders often speak, but there are still sharp points of contention, particularly over Trump's handling of Russia and Putin.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Practices that help secure your databases against ransomware attacks include storing backups in another location and testing your ability to restore them, using admin accounts with multifactor authentication to log into database servers and ensuring all systems are patched.—
Jakub Lamik,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The Citizen Lab, which has analyzed all the devices, said the attack came via iMessage, and that Apple has patched the vulnerability.—
Erika Kinetz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Another team reconstructed remnants of eighth-century-C.E. boats to test on the Charente River in France.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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Now, students will embalm bodies and reconstruct faces in spacious labs equipped with high-tech mortuary tools.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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The win was aided by Acuña’s spectacular ninth-inning catch of a Pete Alonso fly ball to start a double play, and ended with Austin Riley’s walk-off sacrifice fly to the center-field wall in the 10th inning.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Both Elba and Nas stand as executive producers, with seasoned British-Nigerian director Meji Alabi aiding with execution.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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These cement mixes still need to prove themselves under real-world conditions, such as curing, durability, supply chain fit, and compliance with global standards like EN 197-1.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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This might take the pressure off enough to cure any fear paralysis.—
Kate McKean
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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A couple was left bewildered after discovering an unfamiliar cat helping itself to their own pet's food in a now-viral TikTok video that has left viewers on the platform in hysterics.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Access to state-of-the-art textile manufacturing equipment is necessary to help improve processes at the nation’s plants, both in order to drive efficiency and cost-competitiveness.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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