as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
Instead, investors want to hear how the second quarter — usually its highest revenue period each fiscal year — is shaping up as people plant gardens, fix up their lawns and embark on other summer projects.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Her kids come back and suddenly the farmhouse fixer-upper has been fixed up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The Parks Department and Donoghue put out a request for bidders to fix up and run Wollman, but the answer is sitting right in the park.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The funds would have also allowed the city to buy and fix up the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter, which is currently operated by the city but owned by Jackson County.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Her kids come back and suddenly the farmhouse fixer-upper has been fixed up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The Parks Department and Donoghue put out a request for bidders to fix up and run Wollman, but the answer is sitting right in the park.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The funds would have also allowed the city to buy and fix up the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter, which is currently operated by the city but owned by Jackson County.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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This means anyone can assemble, rebuild, and understand how these robots work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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The Wolves could, presumably, also offer the Suns an attractive trade package for a team that does not want to tear down and rebuild.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Strong premium demand in recent years inspired many airlines to overhaul cabin interiors across their fleets to give a bigger presence to premium features like lie-down seats.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Cuomo’s housing plan released last month didn’t include the proposal to overhaul HPD, which has an annual budget of more than $1.5 billion.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Despite his policy expertise, Murthy’s speech was personal, relating the lowest points in his career and the power of a small group of friends to shift his mindset and repair his spirit.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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But the patience required to bush out plates and repair antique mainsprings day after day isn’t something everyone is born with.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2025
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Practices that help secure your databases against ransomware attacks include storing backups in another location and testing your ability to restore them, using admin accounts with multifactor authentication to log into database servers and ensuring all systems are patched.—
Jakub Lamik,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The move came after Vance and Wiles, arguably the closest people to Trump in the White House, staged an intervention, holding a joint call with Musk on Friday, urging him to patch things up with the president.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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Corzo spent the next twenty-five years trying to reconstruct the month during which he and his father, Juan Corzo, Jr., were held for ransom.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Finding my bald community instilled in me a fresh perspective on life and helped reconstruct my sense of self.—
Shamsha Damani,
Health,
13 June 2025
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The win was aided by Acuña’s spectacular ninth-inning catch of a Pete Alonso fly ball to start a double play, and ended with Austin Riley’s walk-off sacrifice fly to the center-field wall in the 10th inning.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Both Elba and Nas stand as executive producers, with seasoned British-Nigerian director Meji Alabi aiding with execution.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 16 Nothing cures a bad case of the grumps quite like baking.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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Ivermectin now allegedly cures all cancers, foot pain, arthritis, lupus, acne, and even boosts your gut microbiome—in addition to curing COVID-19.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2025
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A couple was left bewildered after discovering an unfamiliar cat helping itself to their own pet's food in a now-viral TikTok video that has left viewers on the platform in hysterics.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Access to state-of-the-art textile manufacturing equipment is necessary to help improve processes at the nation’s plants, both in order to drive efficiency and cost-competitiveness.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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