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
There’s nothing that needed to be fixed, because everybody who shows up shows up for a certain dish and eats the same thing. Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 KPop Demon Hunter’s latest accolade is a reminder that the canon, too, remains far from fixed. Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixed
Adjective
  • Nuclear power, where viable, can offer another source of relatively stable generation costs.
    Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Don also taught his son how to be a light for people who need him, how to be level-headed and stable and how to deal with adversity.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Think of it as giving a huge group of devices the same unchangeable password.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • An organization that has seen its problem and defined it as unchangeable has pre-agreed that the one thing that would work is the one thing that cannot be done.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • There, situated 750,000 miles beyond the moon, Roman will begin its science mission to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in various spiritual communities around the Northeast, including Yogaville, an ashram then situated in Pomfret, Connecticut.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • For drawings in ink the paper sits on a table; for metalpoint it is attached with pushpins to a stiff board, which rests on an easel.
    Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Once securely attached, the drone can shut down its motors and remain perched, reducing noise and conserving battery power.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 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
  • Hence, retail traders will gain a cheaper and more precise way to speculate on crude, but production, consumption, inventories and geopolitics will remain the dominant forces setting prices.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pairing rolled clothing with compression packing cubes, like this Bagail six-piece set with mesh panels to easily see what’s inside, can help keep outfits organized while creating extra room for souvenirs on the way home.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Those looking ahead to Labor Day weekend should be prepared for the heat to continue, with a 15% to 25% chance of storms.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For a year, members of Danbury Unites for Immigrants had prepared for the kind of scenario that was now playing out.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Surgeons replaced her right hip and repaired her broken right elbow.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The chamber’s Ana Martinez, producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies, told The Times a vandal apparently scratched the star, though the damage has been quickly repaired.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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