fixes up

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixes up
Verb
  • Anderson has proved capable of quick program rebuilds.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Here are 13 restaurants to support as the neighborhood rebuilds.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Buffalo Bills will get a good look at all the top available draft prospects, which will be extremely important this year as the team overhauls its defensive scheme.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Wednesday forecast a surge in 2026 profits well above analysts’ expectations as the carrier overhauls its half-century-old business model to include new moneymakers like bag fees and seat assignments.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Bar Fridman-Tell’s lush debut reconstructs the Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd, a woman made of flowers, into a modern dark fairytale with touches of Frankenstein.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In the doc, Gandbhir reconstructs an escalating dispute between neighbors from video recordings made by 911 responders, revealing a white citizen’s attempt to leverage the police against people of color.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sleep aids all work to help relax your body and improve your sleep in different ways.
    Kirstyn Hill, Health, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The nsoro Foundation, which aids youths aging out of foster homes, and the Mighty Millie Foundation, which provides resources in the fight against childhood cancer.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The spontaneity running through Da Realest patches over the mundane stretches.
    Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The orchestra shifts seamlessly among movie-music impressionism, brief minimalist pulsings, patches that sound like updated Gilbert and Sullivan, and heart-on-sleeve surges of voices and orchestra worthy of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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 17 Mar. 2026.

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