as in repair
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as in restoring
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 fixing
to put into good shape or working order again
having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components
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Recent Examples of repairing
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
While Milamore’s core business is its signature Kintsugi collection — inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold — zodiac pieces have also proved popular, particularly among certain signs, according to Inaki.
—Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
But millions of other agricultural producers do, says Dana DiPrima, founder of the For Farmers Movement, which provides financial support to small and medium-sized farms that need help repairing equipment, recovering from natural disasters, expanding operations or maintaining productive land.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The Local Control Funding Formula, which funds California schools, is intended to support classroom instruction and student services, not major capital needs such as replacing aging HVAC systems, repairing roofs or modernizing classrooms.
—Ben Churchill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Willis said the city should examine several scenarios, including the cost of repairing City Hall, the land’s value as redevelopment accelerates around the convention center and the broader trajectory of downtown.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The facilities were badly damaged, but Iran kept repairing them and exports continued.
—Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
There are a few options to deal with old brickwork, including cleaning and repairing the brick, painting or staining the brick, or even installing new siding or stucco over the brick.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 13 Mar. 2026
Engineers have developed a simple strategy to help robots remain stable while repairing satellites in orbit by using a second robotic arm to counterbalance movements.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
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Over the years that’s included adding moving lights and a computerized control board, restoring the original 1938 urns at the theater’s main entrance, repairing the main curtain and replacing the outdated sound system that had been there since the theater reopened in 2004.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
While Milamore’s core business is its signature Kintsugi collection — inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold — zodiac pieces have also proved popular, particularly among certain signs, according to Inaki.
—Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
But millions of other agricultural producers do, says Dana DiPrima, founder of the For Farmers Movement, which provides financial support to small and medium-sized farms that need help repairing equipment, recovering from natural disasters, expanding operations or maintaining productive land.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The Local Control Funding Formula, which funds California schools, is intended to support classroom instruction and student services, not major capital needs such as replacing aging HVAC systems, repairing roofs or modernizing classrooms.
—Ben Churchill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Willis said the city should examine several scenarios, including the cost of repairing City Hall, the land’s value as redevelopment accelerates around the convention center and the broader trajectory of downtown.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The facilities were badly damaged, but Iran kept repairing them and exports continued.
—Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
There are a few options to deal with old brickwork, including cleaning and repairing the brick, painting or staining the brick, or even installing new siding or stucco over the brick.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 13 Mar. 2026
Engineers have developed a simple strategy to help robots remain stable while repairing satellites in orbit by using a second robotic arm to counterbalance movements.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repairing
Noun
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Petzold’s fixation with replacement gave way to an interest in repair.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tit-for-tat attacks on oil and gas sites across the Middle East in recent days have all but foreclosed that glide path, since repairs could stretch on for months and diminish fuel supply in the meantime, industry analysts told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Sean O’Byrne of the Downtown Council wrote in a letter that the project will grow the neighborhood and tax base while driving more development along Main Street and restoring an architectural treasure.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Lanier pressed him on an April 2020 email from Meta’s vice president of product design, Margaret Gould Stewart, who wrote directly to oppose restoring many of the filters.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Unitex secured a tax-fixing agreement with the city to phase-in property taxes over 10 years.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Traditionally, testing and fixing designs can take months or even years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Family ties may need some mending, and once they’ve been handled, those bonds could be immensely helpful.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can try their hand at skills such as block printing, moss wall art, and Japanese sashiko mending.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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And aren’t politicians always talking about reviving the SRO anyway?—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
26 Mar. 2026
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Brad’s son has been with him during his entire journey of reviving the Illinois program, first as a player and now as an assistant coach in charge of the Illini’s powerful offense.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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In regard to the long view of the playoff race, that dichotomy of options could mean the Heat competing with a likely still-rebuilding Grizzlies roster, or potentially contending with Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who will be 27 at the time of potential 2028-29 expansion.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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But rebuilding again will be a challenge, Griffin acknowledged.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Life jackets Life jackets are strongly recommended when recreating in or near waterways.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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While not as notorious as the Boston Strangler or the Zodiac Killer, several serial killers preyed on people recreating outdoors.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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It's achieved substantial improvements in tasks like reconstructing the universe’s initial conditions, cleaning up foreground contamination from faint cosmic signals, and fine-tuning physics in N-body simulations.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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At a factory in South Asia, the sustainability team spends the next two days reconstructing numbers from production logs, supplier declarations and old audit reports.—
Akhil Sivanandan,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Repairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repairing. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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