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board, restoring the original 1938 urns at the theater’s main entrance, repairing the main curtain and replacing the outdated sound system that had been there since the theater reopened in 2004.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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Ilia Gruev was taken out of the team on Sunday to make way for Nmecha, but restoring him in the German’s place for a home game against Brentford would not send the right message to the crowd.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet for Iran’s current regime, its endgame is not victory but survival, restoring deterrence and attempting to regain power to dictate terms of what comes after the war.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The next phases of the website redesign will focus on fixing issues that arise, as well as ongoing maintenance and upkeep.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Here's how Gen Z is fixing their attention spans.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
18 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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Cyrus took reviving Hannah very seriously, even if other people might poke fun at it.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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Each March, many of the country’s most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving debates over the roles of race, wealth and privilege – and putting Americans’ cultural obsession with rankings back in the spotlight.—
Stephen Chen,
The Conversation,
18 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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And that is exactly why the fixation on recreating her look and imitating her to a T is so misguided.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Police Chief William Pitmon said the change is recreating the chain of command that was in place several years ago.—
Naina Srivastava,
Austin American Statesman,
13 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 23 Mar. 2026.
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