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verb

past tense of repair

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Recent Examples of repaired
Adjective
Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements. Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 After a fracture, the body moves through overlapping stages of repair that include inflammation, formation of new tissue and, later, remodeling of the repaired area. Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Also, in a game that requires the quick twitch of athleticism, Kobe Bryant, post-surgically repaired Achilles, never looked the same while languishing on a Lakers team that never won more than 27 games in his final three years. Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026 At a news conference afterward, Lemley displayed her repaired medal. CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026 When the filler is dry, use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the surface around the repaired area. Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Their return is set against a backdrop of royal drama and a longstanding rift within the family that is far from repaired. Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 There were also 27 source outages at substations which are key portions of the electric system that also must be repaired and replaced. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Roughly 300 poles and 44 power transmission poles need to be repaired or replaced in Gary as a result of the storm, which carried winds of 99 mph (159 kilometers per hour), said Melody Birmingham, an executive at NIPSCO's parent company. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The device couldn’t be repaired, the claim said, and Cromwell needed surgery to remove a piece of his spine to place a new device and battery in his back. Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026 Garments suitable for reuse can be repaired, resold or donated, while others must be sorted and potentially processed into recycling feedstock. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 If a computer fails underwater, it cannot be repaired or replaced on site. Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 Within a year of being pummeled by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Irpin’s prestigious State Tax University had been mostly repaired. Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 That also means it can be repaired and upgraded in the future. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaired
Adjective
  • However, the trade quickly unwound, with yields higher Thursday as the market digested the move as well as the longer-term structural problems facing the fixed income market.
    Jeff Cox,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to the report, residents of Pittsburgh spend a median of $1,775 each month on the 13 most common household bills, which is about 14% less than the national average and welcome news for anyone living on a fixed income.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The latest iteration, however, has been thoroughly revamped and restored.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The island was closely tied to the man who restored it, which can make passing it on more challenging.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The reopening marks one of the most visible signs of commercial recovery in Pacific Palisades, even as many residents remained displaced, homes and schools are still being rebuilt and portions of the neighborhood still bear the scars of the fire.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The show was filmed across Northern Ireland, and the weather proved to be brutal, with the rain constantly destroying sets that had to be rebuilt.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Major Pest Problems As with petunia diseases, minor infestations of aphids, spider mites, and other petunia pests can often be remedied, but major pest problems may require plants to be replaced.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • The typical culprit is a lack of nitrogen, which is easily remedied with a general-purpose fertilizer.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • How can this tradition of egalitarianism be revived in America?
    John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kim also signed a mutual defense pact with Russia and revived ties with China, all but ruling out any role for South Korea as mediator.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In a separate building, visitors can experience the immersive Wizard of Oz and Van Gogh exhibition, which puts viewers in the center of scenes reconstructed from the movie and in settings surrounded by the famed artist’s work.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly all of the clothing pieces were designed, altered, or reconstructed by Dirnt.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Volunteers then partially recreated Warhol’s studio protocol by applying urine to the mockups with pipettes.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Identify where information enters, where judgment is required, where decisions are delayed and where the same data is recreated.
    Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some roofs were patched temporarily until a better fix can be made.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At that point, the team conducted systematic troubleshooting of the cloud service system, identified the underlying issue, patched a solution, and then closely monitored the slow upscale of traffic towards stable recovery.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Repaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaired. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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