fixing up

present participle of fix up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing up
Verb
  • Vendors understand that switching platforms often requires rebuilding workflows or migrating complex data structures.
    Philipp Schloter, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The money is needed for emergency stabilization of the building, a temporary space for members to hold services, and rebuilding efforts, says the church.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Improving your cholesterol doesn't have to mean overhauling your diet.
    Jennifer Berger, Verywell Health, 22 June 2026
  • At Wednesday’s press conference, Warsh unveiled a series of task forces around overhauling the Fed’s communications, balance sheet, and inflation frameworks, to name a few.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • This included some store closures (including the majority of its off-price Saks Off 5th locations), tapping additional financing, and repairing relationships with brands.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 27 June 2026
  • Blue Origin is hard at work at its Cape Canaveral launch pad, collecting debris and repairing the damage after an explosive accident last month.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • For Seales, this feels like the moment where his work is effectively done—and others can now take the lead on reconstructing the voices within these scrolls.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
  • Then there was the challenge of reconstructing the score.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange.
    Rose Evans June 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
  • The administration has also completed several smaller projects, such as repairing over 20 fountains and refurbishing around 30 statues and monuments throughout the district.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • While Holloway was busy developing Vodkress, Deniot set to work renovating the farm.
    Ian Phillips, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • Dirk and Martine, had first approached James and Jeff about renovating the existing lodge.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • This involves patching sections of roads to avoid triggering federal ADA access ramp requirements that are mandatory during full resurfacing.
    Mark Pittman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • While Landen Roupp and Trevor McDonald have contributed in the rotation, Hayden Birdsong underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring and the Giants’ internal depth hasn’t come close to patching the needs on their major-league staff.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The track also added three new track services trucks and a new fire truck this year, while reconditioning their vacuum truck and sweeper.
    Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • 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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“Fixing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixing%20up. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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