FIXED UP Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

fixed up

verb

past tense of fix up

as in rebuilt

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Originally built in the mid-1200s as a fortress, it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Add in production design with a 1977 New York, San Francisco and Washington, all rebuilt with period specificity.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebuilt

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The Cowboys overhauled that side of the ball, most notably with the hiring of first-time defensive coordinator Christian Parker.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
When the deal was finalized, the new owners overhauled the management team, bringing in John Hutchison, the former chief executive officer of Bonobos, as the new chief to succeed Trevor Shimpfky.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of overhauled

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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

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He was especially taken with the original plaster walls, never repaired or covered over, that were chipping away to reveal layers of paint, plaster, and brick from the building’s previous iterations.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
The Greek Revival-style apartment house has been vacant since 2017, when all of its tenants left, reportedly due to a broken boiler that was never repaired.

— JC Reindl, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of repaired

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During the closure, the location will be renovated into a business center, scheduled to open in spring 2027.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
During the first half, Golden Goose opened stores in Athens, Rome and Istanbul, and renovated its Beijing Taikoo-Li South unit.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of renovated

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Gray’s night was aided by terrific defense, as is usually the case in scoreless outings.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Now, experts fear a persistent failure is colliding with a rapid expansion of immigration enforcement — one pushed to deliver record numbers of arrests, increasingly aided by state and local police and operating with fewer internal checks.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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