fixes up

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixes up
Verb
  • None of it worked, with an annual exodus of players that required regular roster rebuilds.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In many cases, targeted repairs and rebuilds can restore integrity and extend service life without a premature full replacement.
    Mike McGilvary, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Buffalo Bills will get a good look at all the top available draft prospects, which will be extremely important this year as the team overhauls its defensive scheme.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • After a rinse-off mask and a day and night serum (which won a PEOPLE beauty award in 2025) it's added a balm which repairs split ends by relinking broken bonds for visibly healthier hair.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • HoloRadar captures these reflections and reconstructs what lies beyond direct view.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The system then reconstructs these slices into a high-resolution 3D model of the carry-on.
    Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The tuber also provides vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant, and fiber, which aids digestion, boosts satiety, and regulates blood sugar.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The orchestra shifts seamlessly among movie-music impressionism, brief minimalist pulsings, patches that sound like updated Gilbert and Sullivan, and heart-on-sleeve surges of voices and orchestra worthy of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • 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
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 25 Feb. 2026.

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