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Recent Examples of fix up
Guardiola might use this summer to fix up his defensive discipline, but expect to see Cherki’s creativity in full flow against weary defences melting in the sweltering sun.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The two men were next-door neighbors in a Tampa subdivision, where Finley sometimes helped Chandler fix up his car, Finley’s wife told officers with the Tampa Police Department.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
He or she — nobody’s sure till a DNA test is done — is the offspring of two birds who were fixed up on their first date here in the Bronx.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
The show featured celebrities — including James Marsden, Octavia Spencer and Mary J. Blige — fixing up old cars and gifting them to important people in their lives.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 3 June 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The two men were next-door neighbors in a Tampa subdivision, where Finley sometimes helped Chandler fix up his car, Finley’s wife told officers with the Tampa Police Department.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
He or she — nobody’s sure till a DNA test is done — is the offspring of two birds who were fixed up on their first date here in the Bronx.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
The show featured celebrities — including James Marsden, Octavia Spencer and Mary J. Blige — fixing up old cars and gifting them to important people in their lives.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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Expanding our defense industries and rebuilding our stocks of weaponry and strategic materials is a critical part of that.—
The Editors,
National Review,
11 July 2025
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And for professionals facing career transitions, volunteering is a way to rediscover one’s mission, re-skill and rebuild.—
Leslye Moore,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Florida’s Boca Raton Resort just overhauled its beach club, sinking millions into the makeover.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
5 July 2025
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Last summer, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority overhauled listing rules in a bid to simplify the process of floating shares on the U.K. market.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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After making enough money to repair the Subaru, Ortuoste kept going.—
Nicolas Vega
Kaan Oguz,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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Dislocated joints have been repaired, tendons have been lengthened.—
Scott Craven,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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As a result, Google patched a critical vulnerability in its Chrome browser.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Kristen is mad that at El Coyote, when Michelle and Kristen tried to patch things up, Janet inserted herself into the conversation and started yelling at Kristen.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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After Tim reconstructs the code for the nanotech wall’s opening sequence, and despite a violent confrontation with Yuri, Tim and Olivia activate the code to create a breach.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Whereas Marks typically reconstructs smells by consulting recipes, diaries, or other historical texts, Bembibre employs chemical means.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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Sami Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who is associated with the Gaza Tribunal, admitted to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in 2006.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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To aid in future operation and prevent your window from getting stuck again, apply a spray lubricant, such as silicone spray, to the tracks.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla) and written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, The Lost World), Jurassic World Rebirth, now in theaters, centers on a pharmaceutical company's mission to obtain dinosaur DNA for a breakthrough drug that could cure heart disease.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 July 2025
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Rice's Country Hams: The family business has been curing hams since the early 1940s, owner Ginny Rice Dabbs said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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His 32 homers have helped keep the Dodgers in first place, but he’s hit just three of them during the month of July.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Three simple questions can help leaders better engage with the full experience of change: • How does my body feel at this moment?—
Inga Bielińska,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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