fix up

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Recent Examples of fix up Dayna is unemployed and newly single, and an out-of-the-blue opportunity to fix up a dilapidated mansion into an influencer house seems like her ticket to a new life. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025 Those people doled out thousands of dollars, believing that Whalen would fix up and manage the properties on their behalf. Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025 Three Billion Dollars for a job that should have been a $50 Million Dollar fix up. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fix up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
Verb
  • At home, Takaichi must rebuild public trust after years of scandal within her party.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Much depends on whether Arab governments are willing to take ownership of Gaza—to manage it, rebuild it, and ensure Hamas or any similar terrorist group can't rise again.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The roster will likely be overhauled as outfielders Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham head toward free agency, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt at the end of his contract as well.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This year, regulators overhauled a gas pipeline replacement program in the state.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gatlin submitted an invoice for the new golf cart around the same time that two golf carts that belonged to Jackson Health System were being repaired by the Tampa company.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That’s in addition to equipment to repair facilities that repeatedly come under fire.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the numbers don’t lie, and the Bengals are still trying to patch their leaks.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Also returning for the sophomore season is Isaiah Mustafa as Detective John Sampson, who patched things up with his best friend and partner Cross at the end of the first season, along with Samantha Walkes, Juanita Jennings, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd and Johnny Ray Gill.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And now, all this time later, human beings have risen to prominence here on planet Earth, having reconstructed our cosmic history more successfully than ever before.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
  • During a news conference with his doctors, Sanders shared that a portion of his intestine had been surgically reconstructed to function as a bladder.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wide receiver George Pickens aided the passing game with five catches for 74 yards in the first half.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • For now, researchers explain that the findings indicate that fiber not only aids digestion but can be a defender of metabolic health.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Visionaries in Silicon Valley see the technology creating new industries, curing diseases, and making workers more productive.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The butternuts will then need to cure over a few weeks before they can be prepared for storing in a cool environment.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By platforming industry experts and passionate entrepreneurs, Ducard is helping Pinterest expand into new arenas.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The findings could help improve forecasts of how radioactive materials are released from storage over thousands of years.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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