Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing up
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Payouts weren’t enough to cover sufficient temporary housing, let alone rebuilding.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Ervér has made rebuilding the brand cool factor for its flagship label H&M and speeding up time to market some of his top priorities, including the unusual step of giving more creative control to suppliers.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vought argued in it that the White House needed to take a more activist approach to cutting spending and overhauling the federal workforce.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Playing a facilitating role was Marc Rowan, CEO of the private equity giant Apollo Global Management, who assembled conservative scholars, academics and policymakers in 2024 to produce a document on overhauling higher education.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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In their email, Hobbs and Russell referenced different use cases already adopted by bank employees for Eliza, including reconciling weekly transactions (which has increased automatic processing); repairing payments; and writing code.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Both as a technician responsible for inspecting, servicing and repairing motor transport equipment like tactical vehicles and as a vehicle recovery operator, responsible for bringing back armored vehicles in support of troop missions.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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After reconstructing the roster over the past four months, with tweaks still ongoing, the Charlotte Hornets are ready for the next chapter.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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The National Avenue project involves reconstructing the street from South First to South 39th streets from 2026 through 2028.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s how artist Hadley Clark approaches reinventing and refurbishing textiles.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to the archdiocese, a parish employee discovered the potentially inappropriate websites while refurbishing the computer and reported the findings to the archdiocese's Pastoral Center, which is essentially the church's human resources department.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now the ownership of the two-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers took over the War Memorial Auditorium, renovating it, while also adding an ice hockey practice facility next to it.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The government and private investors have developed the infrastructure, building luxury waterfront condos as well as renovating an historic stadium at the show’s entrance.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of blindly patching across fleets of systems, the platform uses intelligence to highlight the vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Upon arriving at Matt’s house, however, Gino quickly learned that Jasmine was not open to patching things up.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Fixing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixing%20up. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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