fixes up

Definition of fixes upnext
present tense third-person singular of fix up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixes up
Verb
  • The company is also doing fire rebuilds in Los Angeles.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sumrall aimed to overhauls a Gators’ offensive line expected to be one of the nation’s best, but too often was inconsistent.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The new material repairs itself after sustaining damage, even at extremely low temperatures.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The Olive and June product can also be applied daily to bare nails as an intensive strengthening treatment that not only fortifies your claws, but also repairs ridges, discoloration, and pesky peeling along the way.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Using ancestral sequence reconstruction, which reconstructs ancient proteins from modern genetic data, the team resurrected cannabinoid-producing enzymes from early cannabis ancestors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The calcium found in milk is also packaged with vitamin D, which aids in the absorption of calcium.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
  • An appropriate portfolio aids you in capitalizing on gains and mitigating losses from individual stock declines.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For both genders, the leather patches on the back of the jeans can be customized, a service the company also offers for its boots and hats.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Eye patches the day of are a must.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Fixes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixes%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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