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as in restored
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
it will take some time to repair your energy after a bout with the flu
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as in rebuilt
to put into good shape or working order again
having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components
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Recent Examples of repaired
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Repairability is embedded in its design philosophy and services, ensuring jeans can be easily repaired and worn for longer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
When the item was repaired, a bell was rung, which usually prompted cheers from others in the room, said Michelle Sund, a Sustainable Ramona board member.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The school’s facilities team has repaired and restored the building, the principal said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Uncomfortable can be repaired; unsafe cannot.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Look for transparency about what has been repaired or replaced.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Has their relationship been repaired?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
The unit broke on Friday, and it was repaired early Monday morning, said John Stickel, her son and caretaker.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
After the collapse, the city placed the building on the dangerous buildings list and issued an order that it being repaired or demolished.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Repairability is embedded in its design philosophy and services, ensuring jeans can be easily repaired and worn for longer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
When the item was repaired, a bell was rung, which usually prompted cheers from others in the room, said Michelle Sund, a Sustainable Ramona board member.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The school’s facilities team has repaired and restored the building, the principal said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Uncomfortable can be repaired; unsafe cannot.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Look for transparency about what has been repaired or replaced.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Has their relationship been repaired?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
The unit broke on Friday, and it was repaired early Monday morning, said John Stickel, her son and caretaker.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaired
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In 1993, the 20th-century monument was purchased and restored by the Bernats, the family of Spanish confectioner Enric Bernat, who invented and founded Chupa Chups lollipops.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those employees have to stop working until funding is restored.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The photographer’s favorite Chinatown is, nonetheless, the archetypal one — San Francisco’s, which although largely rebuilt following the 1906 earthquake was founded during the California Gold Rush in the late 1840s.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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This map is a lament, but also an attempt to perform a restoration, to imagine the nonviolent future after the war has ended when these institutions can be rebuilt.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The label was only recently revived in 2018 and has released a new bottle every year since.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Although abandoned after Edward Hubble confirmed the universe’s ongoing expansion in 1929, physicists later revived the cosmological constant with both positive and negative valuations depending on their theory.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once it was determined the leak could not be found and fixed immediately, officials decided to send students home for the day, Johnson said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Whatever economic damage occurs during that time tends to be limited and quickly fixed.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Weir also knows there’s a cliff-edge when a brand reaches 600,000 pounds to 1 million pounds in annual turnover, and that needs to be remedied.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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If these structural concerns are not remedied at the federal level, then the president’s comments expressing grave concern about violence in Chicago will continue to feel dangerous, insensitive and deeply disingenuous.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The scene in question features a long kiss between Pacey and Tamara — which Jackson, 47, and Philipps, 46, recreated and then some, complete with a dramatic dip, to the delight of the crowd.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by Greece, Di Petsa recreated sandy beaches as tan denim dresses with loose frays acting as sea foam crashing on shore.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Then, in 2011, Apple reconstructed the cube in the same location, same size, but with only 15 panels, minimizing the number of seams and hardware while maximizing transparency.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Bubble Skirt The bubble skirt is back from the early aughts; it feels refreshed and elevated this time around.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Repaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaired. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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