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as in restored
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 rebuilt
to put into good shape or working order again
having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components
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Recent Examples of repaired
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Also, in a game that requires the quick twitch of athleticism, Kobe Bryant, post-surgically repaired Achilles, never looked the same while languishing on a Lakers team that never won more than 27 games in his final three years.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
The Niners are pushing their chips to the center of the table and betting their entire 2026 season on the repaired Achilles tendon of a 32-year-old.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
At a news conference afterward, Lemley displayed her repaired medal.
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CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
When the filler is dry, use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the surface around the repaired area.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
In her case, the concern trolling seemed to come largely from fans and bystanders, who questioned the safety of skiing competitively after 40 and on a repaired knee.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The access points to the below-ground enrichment halls have not been repaired.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
That can be repaired, and the shoes added back to your regular rotation.
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Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
3 July 2026
According to Mike Majors, owner of the Electric Bike Shop in Sacramento, kids frequently visit his shop to get their e-bikes repaired.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The apartments would remain regulated, but the economics would allow them to be repaired and occupied.
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Shimon Shkury,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Have a Conversation About Repairs While ideally a fence would be repaired as quickly as possible, especially if there is a safety concern with children or pets, Spencer says the owner is not obligated to fix it within a specific timeframe.
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Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2026
State records indicate that the Flying Monkey’s operator, BCE-Mach III Midstream Holdings, repaired the tubing leak in April, and the well’s status is listed as active; the company declined to comment.
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Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Swift was never designed to be repaired, let alone retrieved by hands — human or otherwise.
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Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Adjective
After a fracture, the body moves through overlapping stages of repair that include inflammation, formation of new tissue and, later, remodeling of the repaired area.
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Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Also, in a game that requires the quick twitch of athleticism, Kobe Bryant, post-surgically repaired Achilles, never looked the same while languishing on a Lakers team that never won more than 27 games in his final three years.
—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
The Niners are pushing their chips to the center of the table and betting their entire 2026 season on the repaired Achilles tendon of a 32-year-old.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
At a news conference afterward, Lemley displayed her repaired medal.
—
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
When the filler is dry, use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the surface around the repaired area.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
In her case, the concern trolling seemed to come largely from fans and bystanders, who questioned the safety of skiing competitively after 40 and on a repaired knee.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
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Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The access points to the below-ground enrichment halls have not been repaired.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
That can be repaired, and the shoes added back to your regular rotation.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
3 July 2026
According to Mike Majors, owner of the Electric Bike Shop in Sacramento, kids frequently visit his shop to get their e-bikes repaired.
—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The apartments would remain regulated, but the economics would allow them to be repaired and occupied.
—
Shimon Shkury,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Have a Conversation About Repairs While ideally a fence would be repaired as quickly as possible, especially if there is a safety concern with children or pets, Spencer says the owner is not obligated to fix it within a specific timeframe.
—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2026
State records indicate that the Flying Monkey’s operator, BCE-Mach III Midstream Holdings, repaired the tubing leak in April, and the well’s status is listed as active; the company declined to comment.
—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Swift was never designed to be repaired, let alone retrieved by hands — human or otherwise.
—
Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaired
Adjective
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Give Yourself Time To Become A Leader Remember that the transformation from founder to leader is an ongoing process, not a fixed state.
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After nearly a decade of a life spent entirely on the road with no fixed home address, travel writer Katie Lockhart has finally put down roots—in the remote Faroe Islands.
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The restaurant received a score of 62 and were closed until hot water was restored.
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He was restored to the starting lineup against Belgium, but was taken off midway through the second half.
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Over the years, Comcast rebuilt NBC and Spanish-language Telemundo, writing big checks for the best sports rights, including the FIFA World Cup, NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball.
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Heather's team redesigned that founder's packaging, rebuilt her global strategy and provided $40,000 in capital.
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No problem, as this can be easily remedied.
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However, this can easily be remedied, Trabulsi explains.
Verb
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Stewart’s voice from the film was revived just a few years ago in a new advertising campaign from Visit Fort Worth.
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After years working on his own and with his wife, the singer Lani Hall, Alpert revived the Tijuana Brass name in 2024 and launched a tour that will stop Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl.
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The mound, which had been bulldozed but painstakingly reconstructed, was eventually destroyed again for residential construction.
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In 2016, Fitzpatrick had a 15½-hour surgery where doctors reconstructed half her tongue, using veins and arteries from her arm and thighs.
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Higgins also recreated Zendaya’s iconic tennis ball heels from the Challengers press tour.
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Shooting took place across Ho Chi Minh City and Orange County and Los Angeles, California, in April 2025, with the bulk of the wartime sequences captured on Vietnamese soil rather than recreated on a studio backlot abroad.
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Both vulnerabilities were patched, but the underlying class was not.
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After some behind-the-scene friction on Stranger Things, which Harbour and Brown have both acknowledged without elaborating on details, the two appear to have patched things up.
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“Repaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaired. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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