as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Typically aldermen can help steer TIF money toward a variety of infrastructure projects in their ward — fixing up roads, lighting, or rehabbing sites for other private developments to occur.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Those people doled out thousands of dollars, believing that Whalen would fix up and manage the properties on their behalf.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Three Billion Dollars for a job that should have been a $50 Million Dollar fix up.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Typically aldermen can help steer TIF money toward a variety of infrastructure projects in their ward — fixing up roads, lighting, or rehabbing sites for other private developments to occur.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Those people doled out thousands of dollars, believing that Whalen would fix up and manage the properties on their behalf.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Three Billion Dollars for a job that should have been a $50 Million Dollar fix up.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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Reeve was able to rebuild a championship-level contender around Collier, an MVP contender this season, and a group of veteran players who aren’t likely to someday have busts next to Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen.—
Matthew Coller,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The stress of finding housing, steady work, and a supportive environment can be overwhelming, especially when paired with the burden of rebuilding trust.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the decision was part of an effort to overhaul how federal education dollars are allocated.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, last month, the DOT launched a new, upgraded complaint platform, called the Aviation Complaint, Enforcement, and Reporting System (ACERS), aimed at overhauling how air travelers raise concerns, including issues such as luggage mishandling and accessibility failures.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Research by John Gottman and colleagues shows that the most stable couples are those who can repair quickly after a rupture, within three minutes of a conflict, to be precise, so as to pre-emptively stop the conflict from rupturing into an uncontrollable one.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by oysters, the new glue is designed to repair broken bones quickly without the need for metal plates, screws, or big surgeries.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Given the similar zero-days, this contrasts unfavorably with Apple’s ability to patch all iPhones right away, in much the same way as iOS 26 will be deployed onto iPhones globally next week while most Galaxy owners face a long wait for One UI 8.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jones is among several players from AFC East rivals who recently signed to patch a secondary together around veteran safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Log intent, context and outcomes for each agent to reconstruct transaction graphs for audits, compliance and incident response.—
Eric Olden,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the other crimes, court documents note Denis allegedly aided in filing false joint tax returns in 2018, 2019 and 2020, resulting in claims of hundreds of thousands of fraudulent refunds each year.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The album’s sales gain was aided by the wide release of its standard 12-track CD to brick-and-mortar retailers.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The chief chemist of Chrysler, Don Swazey, agreed to saturate several layers of the cloth with the epoxy, then put it in a press and cure it at 325°.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now in its 113th year, the initiative connects letters to Santa with individuals and organizations that volunteer to help fulfill holiday wishes.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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