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Definition of fixingnext

fixing

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verb

present participle of fix
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to remove the sex organs of the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed

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Recent Examples of fixing
Noun
Zwayer — who served a six-month ban for involvement in match-fixing in 2005 — was the only German match referee called up by FIFA for this World Cup. Dean Jones, New York Times, 18 June 2026 The Bucharest Court of Appeal had identified several procedural errors that needed fixing, which meant that the case would be seriously delayed. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
During a match-fixing investigation by Brazil’s Senate in 2024, lawmakers scrutinized referee assignment practices but did not accuse Claus of wrongdoing. ABC News, 6 July 2026 Washington finally wrote the rules down in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, fixing the forty-hour week and time-and-a-half beyond it. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing
Noun
  • The damage-repairing, growth-boosting shampoo is also a favorite of Jennifer Garner’s.
    Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Belgium was on the front foot from the start, taking six shots and putting two on target in the first eight minutes before going ahead on De Ketelaere’s first goal in the ninth minute.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • A week later, the TPUSA board unanimously voted to install Erika as their new chief executive, putting her at the forefront of his advocacy efforts.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • By attaching protein tags to a cell membrane, the synthetic biologist Reinhard Lipowsky at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces attracted other proteins to crowd around and physically bend the membrane, forcing the cell to divide.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • In general, the process works by first anesthetizing the insect and then attaching electrodes to its brain and sensory organs.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
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  • Out of loyalty to her father, Rhaenyra refuses, eventually deciding to send him north to the Wall.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • At the moment, Congress is having a terrible time deciding how to levy taxes, go to war, protect Social Security, confirm judges and live within its means.
    Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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  • Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.
    Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • Beyond peak performance Vision Marine attracted industry attention in 2023 after one of its electric boats reached 116 mph, setting a speed record for the category.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Those experiences, combined with feedback from trainees and employers, have helped shape Buildher's broader approach to preparing women not only technically but also emotionally and physically for work in the industry.
    Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • According to a GoFundMe campaign, Martin was preparing to move her family into a new home the day after she was killed.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
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  • While players, managers and front-office executives came and went over nearly 60 years, Anixter remained a constant, witnessing everything from rebuilding seasons to the franchise-ending 2016 World Series championship.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Around the same time, Middaugh was rebuilding her own life after relocating across the country for a relationship that eventually ended.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Instead of securing to the truck frame outside the pickup bed like traditional Alaskan slide-in campers, the HS 640 leaves enough space to secure to the truck bed tie-down points, delivering a cleaner look.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • The bottlenecks are shifting from sheer computing power to securing supply of high-bandwidth memory chips that support rapid data transfer, according to the report.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 July 2026

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“Fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixing. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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