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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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Missile stocks can be burned down quickly in a high-end campaign, and restoring them remains a significant industrial challenge.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Royals will work alongside Estévez to refine his pitching mechanics in hopes of restoring his velocity.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Other cases produced substantial recoveries in antitrust and wage-fixing matters, and the firm has brought many first-of-its-kind cases applying class-action law to new and emerging areas.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Doing your job, even if that job requires fixing his mistakes, isn’t enabling.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 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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Several organizations said during a Capitol Hill briefing last week that reviving the Congressional Nigeria Caucus — which went dormant several years ago — was their primary legislative goal.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Love guested on Corgan’s podcast, The Magnificent Others, and reviving Woodstock ’94–era beef seemed as good a thing to talk about as that Hole reunion Love keeps edging us with.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Reske appears uninterested in fetishizing or recreating his past, and that’s probably for the best.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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His reputation for meticulous period work will be central to recreating the world Wong Howe inhabited across more than five decades in Hollywood, from the silent era through the Golden Age of cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 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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Archaeologist Eric Cline has spent his career forensically reconstructing why, and the answer is far stranger and more unsettling than a single catastrophic event.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Repairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repairing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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