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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing up
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Love will be joining a rebuilding team in the desert that did not have a 100-yard rusher last season.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Some who lost their homes in the Eaton and Palisades fires are rebuilding all-electric due to health and climate concerns.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The former mayor argues the state can play a role in boosting housing production by cutting red tape and overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Give your space a new look without overhauling your furniture by adding a decorative touch like this pouf.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Crews are repairing and repaving 19th Avenue as part of a project stretching from Golden Gate Park to San Francisco State University.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The more people start repairing or modifying products themselves, the higher that risk becomes.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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By reconstructing these showers, scientists can estimate the energy and origin of the incoming gamma rays.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Now, the Cowboys not only have experience in there, but also a player who can be the lead communicator, wearing the green dot on his helmet, for a defense that was missing that final crucial piece after a busy offseason reconstructing that unit.—
Nick Harris
April 25,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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The institution is expected to turn to private donors to help support refurbishing some of the building's more exclusive areas, such as lounges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Community Park District of La Grange Park broke ground on its Recreation Center refurbishing with an event that drew about 60 leaders and residents.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The city is renovating the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center to make room for the Gary Health Department.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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After closing, the couple planned to make a few small tweaks, but ended up gut-renovating it over four years, the Wall Street Journal reports.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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This includes patching existing vulnerabilities and making sure that the permissions employees have are strictly limited so they can’t be exploited.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Instead of spending your time re-hanging and patching holes, learn how to get it right the first time.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
6 Apr. 2026
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What refined it further was his time doing reconditioning PT, working with service members who had already failed their fitness tests and had six months to pass or face separation from the military.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
27 Apr. 2026
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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 1 May. 2026.
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