as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
So, when Duke bought Cordis, fixing up Cordis was a huge undertaking.
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Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
Sandra Bullock also recently fixed up her look with a pair of furry Arizonas, while Riley Keough once sported the same pair as Garner.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Chip and Joanna Gaines have been fixing up their content offering this fall with a focus on family-friendly content.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Romance is also in the air for Muriel’s, who’s been fixed up by her well-meaning friends.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
Sandra Bullock also recently fixed up her look with a pair of furry Arizonas, while Riley Keough once sported the same pair as Garner.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Chip and Joanna Gaines have been fixing up their content offering this fall with a focus on family-friendly content.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Romance is also in the air for Muriel’s, who’s been fixed up by her well-meaning friends.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
Verb
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That can exacerbate pricing pressures already expected as the Los Angeles community rebuilds in the wake of last month’s wildfires.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hibino’s firm rebuilt a kindergarten in Fukushima following the disastrous 2011 earthquake that claimed over 18,000 lives and caused the meltdown of three nuclear power reactors.—
Natalie Donback,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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The aging structure has already been used intermittently as a small women’s shelter, yet overhauling the five floors could have required about $86.8 million.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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The software update, which aimed to overhaul and improve the app experience, removed simple user features and introduced glitches like not being able to control speaker volume or set alarms.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is probably due to the city trying to repair or add to the municipal water infrastructure.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Darcey Silva has arrived at the 90 Day couple’s retreat as her twin sister Stacey tries to repair her relationship with husband Florian.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Erikson’s character is trying to patch things up with his wife.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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This could be anything from a sticker or patch to a ribbon — or something that does double duty, such as these brightly colored neoprene handle wraps.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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But to reconstruct past climate events, researchers in the field of historical climatology go beyond these natural indicators to examine those of society: the records and everyday-life reports of people who lived in those times.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Doctors had to reconstruct it with metal plates, screws and rods.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Body cameras also aid in training, improve policies and encourage de-escalation by promoting professional behavior.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Scientists think that the endogenous opioid system evolved, in part, to push animals toward behaviors that aided the species’ survival.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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When Anna, who believes Malby cured her anorexia, invites Mathu to meet him, Mathu confronts his strained relationship with his father and the divide between their beliefs: science versus magic.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Once all the finishing touches were made, Wong added a glossy finish with the OPI's Intelli-Gel top coat and cured it to lock the crystals into place.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who helped to negotiate the legal settlements in federal court, highlighted that specific clause when the law was making its way through the legislature in 2022.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Aragon helped manage the migrants’ arrival and connect them with organizations to find housing and services.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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