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fixing(s)

noun

Definition of fixing(s)next
as in topping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing(s)
  1. topping
  2. garnish
  3. relish
Noun
  • New cookbook releases and celebrity recipes that use cottage cheese as a ricotta or cream cheese substitute rather than a topping.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Drinks are fully customizable, from the number of caffeine shots, flavor, sweetness, milk (or alternative), topping and drizzle.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of topping
Noun
  • Strain up into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Martha’s concocted plenty over the years, including her cider-bourbon cocktail made with apple cider, bourbon, lemon juice, ginger, and apple garnishes.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of garnish
Noun
  • There is no writer like Stoppard for advocating gloriously, with such relish in the argument, for both form and chaos — the miraculous possibility of meaning and the painful, worthwhile human mess that will, for the most part, obscure it.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Linnetz relishes in his identity as a provocateur, a detail about him which has, in fact, produced more viral moments in five years than most people have in their entire career as a designer.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of relish
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“Fixing(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixing%28s%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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