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as in restores
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 fixes
to put into good shape or working order again
having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components
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Recent Examples of repairs
Nathan Swain repairs a ford just west of the settlement that was washed away during a recent rainstorm.
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NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Overnight is when the skin repairs itself, produces collagen, and resets for a healthier-looking complexion.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Aimed at improving circularity and extending the life cycle of its products, M&S partnered with Redskinned—a company that repairs, resells and recycles used garments—to operate the eBay storefront.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
At the same time, your body repairs tissues, balances hormones, regulates metabolism and strengthens immune defenses.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Quanta, which builds and repairs critical infrastructure, saw benefits from data center expansion during last week’s earnings.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
After a rinse-off mask and a day and night serum (which won a PEOPLE beauty award in 2025) it's added a balm which repairs split ends by relinking broken bonds for visibly healthier hair.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Overnight is when the skin repairs itself, produces collagen, and resets for a healthier-looking complexion.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Aimed at improving circularity and extending the life cycle of its products, M&S partnered with Redskinned—a company that repairs, resells and recycles used garments—to operate the eBay storefront.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
At the same time, your body repairs tissues, balances hormones, regulates metabolism and strengthens immune defenses.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Quanta, which builds and repairs critical infrastructure, saw benefits from data center expansion during last week’s earnings.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
After a rinse-off mask and a day and night serum (which won a PEOPLE beauty award in 2025) it's added a balm which repairs split ends by relinking broken bonds for visibly healthier hair.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repairs
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Even if the company restores operations, your data is already out there.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Solving difficult medical cases matters, but so does the trust the process restores in a health system many patients experience as rushed, fragmented, and indifferent.—
Alexandra Sifferlin,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
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This bill fixes that at zero cost to manufacturers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI also has plans to add an adult mode for ChatGPT, but that won’t arrive until the company fixes its age-prediction system.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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Its HydroJet System refreshes mops twice per second, ensuring a sterile clean.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Aquarius January 20 – February 18 A wider view refreshes your thinking today.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Be that city that adapts, moves forward, builds and rebuilds, figures it out, gets big things done.—
Gia Biagi,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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While Miami has had their share of teardowns and rebuilds, the team won World Series titles in 1997 and 2003.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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But then Blake Mills comes along and delivers one of his most emotional and inspired guitar solos, a breathtaking contribution that revives the energy of the track and the whole second half of the record with it.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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The historian revives the artifacts in the museum.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The shooting prompted protests over police use of force, and calls for police to stop foot pursuits altogether until the department overhauls its chase policies.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Four times a year, the crew overhauls the seasonal drink menu.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Take a peek at RetroCast The feature, displaying weather from New York City on Friday, April 3, 2026, closely recreates the look and feel of old-school local forecast segments, opening with a rotating globe-style display before transitioning into a full-screen forecast.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.—
Thomas Adamson,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The system, called HEAPGrasp, reconstructs object shapes using only visual outlines captured through an RGB camera, enabling robots to reliably identify and grasp objects regardless of their optical properties.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Based on Lee’s best-selling novel of the same name, the feature reconstructs both the Joseon court and Renaissance Italy entirely through generative AI imagery.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Repairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repairs. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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