as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
Then the new owners will fix up the building and lease it out.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Not all of Howard County's excess surplus funding, which was made known to the Board of Education, will be used to fix up the schools, Executive Calvin Ball clarified in a letter.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The company has taken measures to fix up its balance sheet.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Not all of Howard County's excess surplus funding, which was made known to the Board of Education, will be used to fix up the schools, Executive Calvin Ball clarified in a letter.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The company has taken measures to fix up its balance sheet.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
Verb
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While the project is delayed, some CRTPO members urged NCDOT to continue listening to residents and rebuild trust.—
Desiree Mathurin
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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This suggests there may be real limits to the president’s ability to rebuild public support.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Trump has overhauled its board, installed himself as chair and backed a two-year closure for renovations.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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For policy makers, ADUs are viewed as an unobtrusive way to get more people in residential neighborhoods without overhauling that neighborhood’s character.—
Mark Dee
March 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The City of Fort Worth says the work is focused on repairing deteriorating concrete along a high-traffic corridor to improve safety and reliability.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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The question of whether to repair and keep City Hall or relocate out of the downtown building looms over these discussions.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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There’s also a touch of retinol—low on the ingredient list—but since this sleeping mask stays on overnight, sensitive skin types may want to patch-test first.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
26 Mar. 2026
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In other cases, sellers, in an effort to be nice, will patch and paint walls with holes where pictures or curtains were hung.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Now Miami head coach Mario Cristobal and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal are tasked with reconstructing the unit that proved so crucial to the Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff run.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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It was reconstructed after a collapse in 1921.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Police say the cameras have aided in investigations, including a crash at Peachtree Blvd.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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His efforts were greatly aided, Kirkpatrick reports, by the fact that so many of them feared for their lives—after several of their fellow-scientists had been assassinated in Israeli operations.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to WebMD, minoxidil does not cure baldness.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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After being cured, shaped and served like a traditional salami, his product hardly looked seaworthy.—
J.m. Hirsch,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Going to a local bike shop instead of buying online can help, enabling riders to ask questions, take a test ride and learn what’s legal and what isn’t.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Liba helped create a WhatsApp group that allowed participants to engage in critical dialogue about Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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