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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
Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The 3,000-square-foot hub joins existing URCs in London and Amsterdam, repairing approximately 55,000 items a year for over 35 clothing brands and now employing 51 tailors.
—Fleur Britten, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
This serum is designed to leave your hair feeling shiny, smooth, and frizz-free while strengthening its strands and repairing breakage.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The Prince recently indicated an interest in repairing his relationship with other family members too, according to CNN.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The City of Fort Worth says the work is focused on repairing deteriorating concrete along a high-traffic corridor to improve safety and reliability.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
That included removing, repairing and replacing the building’s tin roof tiles — which look like clay — and maintaining the original window casings, matching the stucco and preserving quirks like porthole windows.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
The company focuses on installing, maintaining and repairing HVAC systems to help customers stay comfortable in New England's changing seasons.
—Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
The program is expected to address the more than 32,000 street light service requests by modernizing or repairing them.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Sokolnicki, who started repairing and restoring vehicles about a year ago, made his varsity debut this season and has been impressive so far.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The 3,000-square-foot hub joins existing URCs in London and Amsterdam, repairing approximately 55,000 items a year for over 35 clothing brands and now employing 51 tailors.
—Fleur Britten, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
This serum is designed to leave your hair feeling shiny, smooth, and frizz-free while strengthening its strands and repairing breakage.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The Prince recently indicated an interest in repairing his relationship with other family members too, according to CNN.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The City of Fort Worth says the work is focused on repairing deteriorating concrete along a high-traffic corridor to improve safety and reliability.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
That included removing, repairing and replacing the building’s tin roof tiles — which look like clay — and maintaining the original window casings, matching the stucco and preserving quirks like porthole windows.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
The company focuses on installing, maintaining and repairing HVAC systems to help customers stay comfortable in New England's changing seasons.
—Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
The program is expected to address the more than 32,000 street light service requests by modernizing or repairing them.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repairing
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That money is thanks to Measure C, a 2020 ballot measure that increased the city’s hotel tax to pay for homelessness programs, street repairs and an expansion of the waterfront convention center.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Investigators said the fire caused millions of dollars in damage to the Target location, which remains closed for repairs.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many people in Cambodia have dedicated their careers to protecting and restoring these essential plants.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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The civil action demands a jury trial and for Norfleet to be reinstated as a lieutenant with the fire department, restoring his pension and other benefits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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But Piotr Siergiej, another environmentalist from the Polish Smog Alert, said the energy crisis caused by the Iran war should serve as a wake-up call to the Polish government about the urgency of fixing this program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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TruKKer responded by fixing rates in an attempt to bring transparency to the market and prompt truck owners to bring down prices.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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While the company’s humble beginnings began as a simple mending solution, Vivolo believes the future of trims will be about integration between craftsmanship and technology.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 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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The failure is its own, and painting this as the creative team not delivering, and alienating Gellar in the process, only makes reviving the franchise that much harder.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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An agenda item on the County Commission’s next meeting calls for a study on the costs and benefits of reviving Broward County Fire Rescue, which merged with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 2003.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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And its workforce carries skills and experience that could contribute to rebuilding a modern economy if properly reintegrated.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Avalanche had a random quirk in the schedule Monday night, and a game that carried a little more consequence than a typical late-season contest against a rebuilding club.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Maybe recreating the moment with him as a joke in practice.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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These isotopic measurements, including ratios involving hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur, are essential for reconstructing the planet’s history, such as the loss of water over time and ongoing chemical cycles within the atmosphere.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Repairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repairing. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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