as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Typically aldermen can help steer TIF money toward a variety of infrastructure projects in their ward — fixing up roads, lighting, or rehabbing sites for other private developments to occur.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 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
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Typically aldermen can help steer TIF money toward a variety of infrastructure projects in their ward — fixing up roads, lighting, or rehabbing sites for other private developments to occur.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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After taking the head coaching job in 2023, Golesh rebuilt a program that had won just four games in its last 33 contests.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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And then these towns of Claypool, Miami, Globe, and the San Carlos Apache (Indian Reservation) are going to be basically rebuilding again.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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His pushback against an effort to overhaul capital requirements earned him praise from Washington allies of the banking industry, which despised that proposal.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic recently looked into the impact of overhauling playing squads on performance and found that generally, the best-performing teams maintain a stronger spine of players from the previous season.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In general, experts said residents can expect to spend one year to repair a home after a disaster.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the high-quality protein in lean chicken helps to repair tissue and muscle.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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If the defense doesn’t patch things up by Thanksgiving, Patrick Mahomes and Kelce might feast on the Cowboys' defense.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Wittgenstein tried to patch the flaw, only to see the critique cut straight to the heart of his theory.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Gein claimed his crimes were driven by a desire to reconstruct his dead mother, Augusta Gein (played by Laurie Metcalf), and was found not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Red and Purple Modernization Project is reconstructing infrastructure along those color train lines.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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There’s little blood supply in that area to aid the healing process.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Colorado had a chance to retake the lead after Salter led the offense down to the TCU 2-yard line, aided by a controversial pass interference call on Vernon Glover on third down.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chatbots that cure cancer might still be a work in progress, but Waymos are already taking over cities.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Did a dessert cure my postpartum loss?—
Aisha Muharrar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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Staffing levels to help in emergencies and maintain trash, restrooms, campgrounds and roads are not guaranteed, according to the National Park Service.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the country’s existing industrial and financial ecosystem often helps nascent industries, benefiting both.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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