fixes up

present tense third-person singular of fix up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixes up
Verb
  • An ideal scenario for the remainder of the year would have the recent choppiness last a bit longer to qualify as a proper scare, skimming the froth off the speculative stuff and resetting expectations in a way that rebuilds investors' capacity to be surprised to the upside.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More recent rebuilds utilise innovative systems to get fans through food and drink concessions quicker.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, the Milwaukee School Board has approved a reading plan proposed by Cassellius that, among many things, overhauls some past approaches to reading instruction.
    Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Luckily, my friend is a master seamstress and repairs my shoe on the spot.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The nongreasy, fast-absorbing serum supports the scalp with five different types of peptides and repairs hair follicles with protein-rich bioactive keratin ferment and fermented rice powder.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Perfect Neighbor reconstructs the events leading up to and immediately following the shooting, largely via police body camera footage.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Written and directed by Pérez Rial, the film reconstructs the exile of Sosa, who was arrested during a 1978 concert in La Plata and later forced to flee Argentina’s dictatorship.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That includes the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program for students with disabilities and the $18 billion Title I program, which aids high-poverty schools.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For now, researchers explain that the findings indicate that fiber not only aids digestion but can be a defender of metabolic health.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Use mobile device management (MDM) tools to push updates remotely or require users to install OS updates and patches promptly.
    Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman, which was sold in Dallas, Texas through Heritage Auctions, features images of the two stars, as well as their signatures and NBA logo patches from their jerseys.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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