fixes up

Definition of fixes upnext
present tense third-person singular of fix up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixes up
Verb
  • The company is also doing fire rebuilds in Los Angeles.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Wednesday forecast a surge in 2026 profits well above analysts’ expectations as the carrier overhauls its half-century-old business model to include new moneymakers like bag fees and seat assignments.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Sumrall aimed to overhauls a Gators’ offensive line expected to be one of the nation’s best, but too often was inconsistent.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For individual cellular damage, your body either repairs it or destroys the cell and replaces it.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The new material repairs itself after sustaining damage, even at extremely low temperatures.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The system then reconstructs these slices into a high-resolution 3D model of the carry-on.
    Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
  • While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The calcium found in milk is also packaged with vitamin D, which aids in the absorption of calcium.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
  • An appropriate portfolio aids you in capitalizing on gains and mitigating losses from individual stock declines.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There's a massive shortage of estogren patches A shortage in estrogen patches — due to manufacturing issues and some brand discontinuation — has been exacerbated by an increase in prescriptions for estrogen since the Food and Drug Administration removed its black box warning label last fall.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Estradiol patches replenish the body’s estrogen.
    Marina Kopf, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Fixes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixes%20up. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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