Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing up
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The Gators are rebuilding under new Coach Jon Sumrall.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026 -
With the lasting impacts from the Palisades Fire still reverberating through Los Angeles a year later, Mayor Karen Bass reflected upon one of the state's worst natural disasters through an optimistic lens focused on rebuilding.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Four of those children, including Jonah Bevin, were adopted from Ethiopia in 2012, three years before Matt Bevin won the gubernatorial race in Kentucky, running on a platform that included overhauling the state's foster care system.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Without adequate sleep, your body has trouble repairing tissues, regulating hormones and managing energy balance.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Receipts obtained by The Bee showed that most of the cost related to repairing the classroom involved asbestos abatement and testing.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Computational algorithms then synchronize the data afterward, reconstructing a single, coherent image.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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These resolutions are a declaration of hope, an attempt at refreshing and refurbishing stale practices.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The money saved by refurbishing it and continuing to use it could then be put into the other state-of-the-art newer technology there, Connor said.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
25 Nov. 2025
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Shapiro already accomplished many of the tasks he was brought to Toronto to oversee, building a new player development complex and renovating Rogers Centre.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Trump spoke about renovating the room earlier this month at the White House.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
31 Oct. 2025
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Add a pass rusher with the first pick, a receiver in Round 2 and then spend heavily on patching holes in free agency.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But Wang warned that some businesses are simply patching AI features for marketing appeal, from air conditioners to mirrors that check sunscreen application.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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