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fixes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of fix up
as in rebuilds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixes up
  1. rebuilds
  2. overhauls
  3. repairs
  4. reconstructs
  5. aids
  6. patches
  7. cures
  8. doctors
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  • The lots get sold, and Mayor Karen Bass rebuilds them for the homeless at $2 million per unit.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cristobal pointed out that most of his jobs have been rebuilds.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuilds
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  • The legislation overhauls several federal housing programs and streamlines environmental review processes for housing.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The bill overhauls the way presidents are chosen, replacing direct popular elections with selection by lawmakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of overhauls
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  • One company might cap HVAC repairs at $2,000 while another allows up to $6,500.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At these events, Susie repairs leather items, such as belts and purses, even leather vests and jackets, but usually not shoes.
    — Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of repairs
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  • The scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Meyer reconstructs the bureaucratic and financial machinery behind the rescues, one of his book’s genuinely valuable contributions.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstructs
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  • And the threat of a downfield passing game also aids the ground game.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An optical sensor that aids with navigation sits on the front, along with a handle for removing the robot from the water.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of aids
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  • By Childs’s count, Tuesday’s release patches 972 vulnerabilities, and 997 when counting the porting of fixes for the Chromium browser incorporated into Edge.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The unisex capsule, consisting of nine items, offers a nostalgic take on the history of F1, drawing on style icons like the late Ayrton Senna and the sponsor logo patches on drivers’ uniforms.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of patches
Verb
  • Well, nothing cures a team’s woes more than playing Colorado.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Winning with some self-awareness cures even more.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of cures
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
Definition of doctors
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“Fixes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixes%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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