fix up

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Recent Examples of fix up Those elements were fixed up in time for the building’s reopening late last year. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 Thankfully, Joel listens a little better this time, cautiously compliments her tattoo, and asks for a few days to fix up her new living space. EW.com, 19 May 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for fix up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
Verb
  • Expanding our defense industries and rebuilding our stocks of weaponry and strategic materials is a critical part of that.
    The Editors, National Review, 11 July 2025
  • The hitmaker went on to encourage followers to join her in contributing money to support the state’s recovery and rebuilding efforts.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Florida’s Boca Raton Resort just overhauled its beach club, sinking millions into the makeover.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
  • Last summer, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority overhauled listing rules in a bid to simplify the process of floating shares on the U.K. market.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • After making enough money to repair the Subaru, Ortuoste kept going.
    Nicolas Vega Kaan Oguz, CNBC, 10 July 2025
  • Dislocated joints have been repaired, tendons have been lengthened.
    Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • As a result, Google patched a critical vulnerability in its Chrome browser.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • Kristen is mad that at El Coyote, when Michelle and Kristen tried to patch things up, Janet inserted herself into the conversation and started yelling at Kristen.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • After Tim reconstructs the code for the nanotech wall’s opening sequence, and despite a violent confrontation with Yuri, Tim and Olivia activate the code to create a breach.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Whereas Marks typically reconstructs smells by consulting recipes, diaries, or other historical texts, Bembibre employs chemical means.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Sami Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who is associated with the Gaza Tribunal, admitted to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in 2006.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
  • To aid in future operation and prevent your window from getting stuck again, apply a spray lubricant, such as silicone spray, to the tracks.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla) and written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, The Lost World), Jurassic World Rebirth, now in theaters, centers on a pharmaceutical company's mission to obtain dinosaur DNA for a breakthrough drug that could cure heart disease.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
  • Rice's Country Hams: The family business has been curing hams since the early 1940s, owner Ginny Rice Dabbs said.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • It’s helped stop disease outbreaks, revolutionize agricultural practices, and in some cases, promote democracy.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 1 July 2025
  • While there is no federal ban against single-use plastic straws, some states and cities have put restrictions in place to help reduce waste.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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