Definition of fixednext

fixed

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verb

past tense of fix
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to remove the sex organs of the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fixed
Adjective
However, the trade quickly unwound, with yields higher Thursday as the market digested the move as well as the longer-term structural problems facing the fixed income market. Jeff Cox,sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 According to the report, residents of Pittsburgh spend a median of $1,775 each month on the 13 most common household bills, which is about 14% less than the national average and welcome news for anyone living on a fixed income. Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
As the team works within it and the clothes move through the space, the store becomes a backdrop that is never quite fixed, but continually responding to the world being built around it. Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In essence, Cavalli said the mission remains fixed on celebrating artisan craft rather than elevating Homo Faber as a main design calendar event. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixed
Adjective
  • Her mother, originally from Sinaloa, does workers’ compensation insurance, which provided a stable income and allowed her partner to pursue acting.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • When many defects were present, the electrons became locked into an unexpectedly stable Wigner solid with irregular and disordered patterns.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Written words become unchangeable sentences, all the turbulence of the soul of the moment would seem to freeze to eternity.
    Phong Nguyen, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Think of it as giving a huge group of devices the same unchangeable password.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Gulliver’s third voyage takes him to the flying island of Laputa, which rules tyrannically over several territories situated below.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • There weren’t mirrors in our house except above the bathroom sinks and attached to my parents’ and brother’s bedroom dressers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Kaleb Taubman, 34, faces felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run, with two enhancements attached to each charges.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After sunsetting their decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong decided to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mensah started the game with 24 consecutive completions, setting an ACC and Miami program record for most consecutive completions in a game.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • During Friday night's game against Wake Forest, Mensah set an ACC record with 24 straight completions and has been hovering above the 90% mark in that category for most of the season.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle.
    Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, the average price for a Lakers ticket could rise from $217 to $361 within the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents prepared for potential investors.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Regional officials said Monday that the pipeline will mostly be out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The gas was shut off in the area so the line could be repaired and future leaks prevented.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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