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fixed up

verb

past tense of fix up
as in rebuilt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixed up
  1. rebuilt
  2. overhauled
  3. refurbished
  4. repaired
  5. reconstructed
  6. renovated
  7. reconditioned
  8. aided
Verb
  • With the town motel still not having been rebuilt, John stays at Hal’s for the night, where feeding his carnivorous alien plant Earl helps the former hero’s demise truly set in.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The city determined in 2024 that the park was outdated and needed to be completely rebuilt.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuilt
Verb
  • This law overhauled the program and expanded access to federal aid, including federal Pell Grants, which are used specifically for low-income borrowers.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has overhauled her Cabinet to revive sliding poll numbers, while keeping powerful rivals and key ministers in place to manage party tensions and relations with Washington.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of overhauled
Verb
  • As the principal developer, The Veterans Collective has refurbished several buildings and has plans to build others.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Images from favorite works crowd the walls and a circa-1910 heat press (refurbished to run on electricity) sits majestically in the corner while a pair of Japanese Daruma dolls—talismans of goal setting—keep watch.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of refurbished
Verb
  • After being hurt, Mahomes didn’t wait for the swelling in his knee to go down before having the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) in his left knee repaired.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Technology can increase efficiency, but trust must still be earned, safety felt and conflict repaired.
    — Kristina Aran, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of repaired
Verb
  • What happened—which can be reconstructed from messages that the agents sent one another and from traces of their own internal reasoning, known as chain-of-thought records—makes for gripping reading.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Their defense, which has been slightly reconstructed since last year, is tasked with trying to figure out the Texans, who came up just short against Buffalo in Week 1.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of reconstructed
Verb
  • After lying dormant for over twenty years, the property has been completely renovated to make the space feel tasteful, modern, and comfortable while continuing to pay tribute to its deep archival roots.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Guedes has renovated old industrial buildings into mixed-use or housing, and has done several ground-up construction jobs in the Naugatuck Valley as well.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of renovated
Verb
  • In addition, more than a dozen giants are currently in transition — that is, getting reconditioned or relocated.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The ship was raised in 1869 and reconditioned.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of reconditioned
Verb
  • The ‘Noles were aided by three penalties on Mainland, two of the 15-yard variety, to get the ball to the 6-yard line.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But clear weather and relatively light winds aided air tankers, which dropped water on hot spots throughout Thursday, while hand crews and bulldozers strengthened fire lines around the fire.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of aided
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“Fixed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixed%20up. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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