fixed up

Definition of fixed upnext
past tense of fix up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixed up
Verb
  • In this case, the entire college campus is going to have to be rebuilt and relocated to make way for the ballpark and the district.
    Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The stories describe lives lost, but also lives rebuilt.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But some researchers and the Houston teachers union have raised concerns about the validity of the A-F rating system, which was overhauled the same year that the state takeover began.
    Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Vrabel, who played in four Super Bowls for the Patriots as a linebacker, overhauled a group that was regressing in coach Bill Belichick's final year and worsened in Jerod Mayo's lone season.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The delay compounds last May’s setback, when the city of Dallas informed the Wings that Memorial Auditorium downtown won’t be refurbished in time to host WNBA games until 2027, a year later than planned.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In 1962, the building was purchased and refurbished by the Austin Heritage Society, now Preservation Austin.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The water main break near Denby High School was repaired by early Tuesday afternoon.
    Gino Vicci, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • All but one had been repaired as of Monday afternoon, said Jasmine Morris, an OKC Utilities spokeswoman.
    Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • With radiation detectors lining the insides of those tanks, the properties of the incoming particles can be reconstructed.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Producer Sophia Levin reconstructed Katharine's four years at Bryn Mawr for me, starting from her very first day on campus.
    Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • It’s been 25 years since the stadium was last renovated.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The show is just the latest of numerous concert events at PeopleBank Arena since the former XL Center was rebranded and renovated last year.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Drury added that even if a car owner faces finding components that are unique to a model that has been out of production for a long period of time, there are always used or reconditioned parts.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In after-hours trading, Apple shares inched higher after the company beat fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, aided by a significant surge in iPhone sales.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Authorities said that Macias aided Husien in the carjacking at the auto dealership where the two-hour crime spree began; he is not accused of taking part in the gun battle that ended in Husien’s death near the intersection of Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Fixed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixed%20up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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