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present participle of fix
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as in altering
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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fixing

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noun

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Recent Examples of fixing
Verb
Many entry-level tasks have become automatable—documentation, bug fixing, testing—undermining the value proposition of junior hires. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 In the settlement with Greystar, which still needs approval from a federal judge, Justice Department attorneys said the use of RealPage by Greystar was modern-day price fixing. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city. JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025 This is not about even fixing any of that. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fixing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing
Verb
  • And congressional elections this Sunday are expected to further go against his party, putting additional pressure on the currency.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But today, wearable tech and nano-cameras are putting even upstanding poker players on their guard.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Share or export the finished document by sending a Drive link, attaching it to an email, or downloading it to another app.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Setup starts by attaching the tent to your vehicle’s hitch.
    Erica Zazo, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Marchenko’s game-deciding shootout goal was the second of his career.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But few, if any, are likely to have gone on the kind of journey Rachel Mae has been on since deciding to get her dogs tested.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • The Golden State Valkyries, a brand-new expansion team with no traditional star player, sold out all its regular season home games while setting the all-time WNBA record for average attendance and total fans—and two more expansion teams will be added to the roster in 2026.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Most recently, Melrose was the face of Rare Beauty’s contour products, the One/Size SPF setting spray, Larroude shoes and Cetaphil’s foam cleanser launch.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Spirit Halloween employees start preparing to launch stores in the summer, said Marisa Simonson, a spokesperson for the company, in an email.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ivorians are preparing to vote in presidential elections on Saturday amid rising tensions over the exclusion of opposition candidates and a government crackdown on dissent that has led to the arrest of more than 200 protesters this month.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new measures, which include replacing and repairing streetlights and modernizing Tryon Street, were announced by the Center City Public Safety Task Force.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In a time of religious and cultural polarization, leaders from the Catholic and Jewish communities came together this week to mark an important milestone in the history of the Catholic Church — one that was transformative in repairing Catholic-Jewish relations.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Newsweek’s latest tracking poll shows Mamdani widening his advantage in the New York mayoral race, securing 45 percent support.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Nvidia pioneered the transformation of GPUs, originally designed for gaming, into the workhorses of modern AI systems, securing a dominant position in the field.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How the technology works Dynamic induction charging works by embedding coils beneath the road surface that can energize a magnetic field.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In industries like customer service or supply chain management, this could mean embedding AI into existing platforms to streamline workflows, augment human decision-making, or improve forecasting accuracy.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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