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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
Many of the residents are low-wage workers, immigrant families with young children or elderly and disabled people on a fixed income. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 NMSurf’s fiber plans deliver fast, reliable speeds, while fixed wireless is available in more remote neighborhoods. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The establishment was required to close until the issues with the hand sink could be fixed. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025 According to Ceconi, this can be fixed by washing your workout clothes inside out. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fixed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixed
Adjective
  • Researchers from Peking University, the University of Cambridge, and partner institutions highlighted that glass is often used to immobilize contaminants such as radionuclides and heavy metals, locking them safely inside a stable structure.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To rebuild the city, the tunnels will need to be filled to make the ground stable enough for construction.
    Jennifer Griffin , Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • On the other hand, cooperative and validating communication can help when problems are minor or unchangeable.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The epicenter was situated roughly 2 miles east-southeast of Berkeley, at a depth of 6 miles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • These secluded retreats, situated on 13 acres bordering Pisgah National Forest and Spring Creek, are the ultimate place to unwind and unplug.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • For a nightcap, have a Negroni (€15) at the moody bar attached to the nearby Palma Riad hotel.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers found a deep-sea tusk shell, Laevidentalium wiesei, carrying a sea anemone attached to its shell.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yadeguri eventually had a change of heart about college, and decided to apply.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet her book is sunnier than Norton’s, more confident that the Revolution set American women on a road toward equality, however steep and circuitous.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Two days after Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl set the single-week modern-era consumption record for an album, the project has now broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, according to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rietz prepared accordingly, downloading some podcasts to her phone for herself, along with some cartoons, which were part of her 4-year-old daughter’s weekend routine.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • My experience prepared me to contribute immediately when I was appointed to the School Board in January of this year.
    Pioneer Press elections team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Those are encouraging strides on a team that was understandably crestfallen Sunday, when Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle, which was surgically repaired Tuesday at Stanford Hospital.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The findings mark a crucial advance in understanding how human life begins, and how it might be repaired.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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