as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up The trailer showed how Cumming and Morrissey’s characters become entangled when Cumming, a gay bar owner, employs Morrissey, a construction worker struggling to find work, to fix up his bar. —
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 L3Harris, a major defense contractor, reportedly got a classified deal to fix up the craft, but the Defense Department hasn’t confirmed that or revealed the value of the contract. —Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026 When single mother, April, is about to become an empty nester, decides to fix up her house to get ready to sell it. —Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fix up
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 L3Harris, a major defense contractor, reportedly got a classified deal to fix up the craft, but the Defense Department hasn’t confirmed that or revealed the value of the contract. —Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026 When single mother, April, is about to become an empty nester, decides to fix up her house to get ready to sell it. —Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fix up
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The Cardinals instead chose to rebuild their foundation by going for a different need in the backfield.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers led by 15 in the first half, Houston came back and then the Lakers rebuilt a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and held off the Rockets down the stretch.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The government of Armenia is trying to warm its formerly tense relationship with Israel in an effort to overhaul its foreign policy, but its overtures are being met with outrage from the public.— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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Give your space a new look without overhauling your furniture by adding a decorative touch like this pouf.— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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The work is part of a larger MnDOT project to resurface I-35W and either repair or replace bridges along the freeway between Cliff Road and the I-35E/I-35W split.— Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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The more people start repairing or modifying products themselves, the higher that risk becomes.— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
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Put a Davey Lopes patch on the sleeve.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Now, that model has been secretly accessed via a wholly predictable vulnerability Anthropic didn’t think to patch.— Robert Hart, The Verge, 23 Apr. 2026
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Through exclusive interviews, archival research, and declassified diplomatic cables, El Capitan y el Brazalete de Esmeraldas reconstructs the events from multiple perspectives.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Instead, with the cooperation of Kilmer’s estate and his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, Voorhees reconstructed the performance using generative artificial intelligence, assembling the role from archival material and digital tools.— Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Raptors were aided by 36 free throw attempts (making 27), 21 offensive rebounds and 17 Cleveland turnovers.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Carter also co-founded a non-profit in his community called The Local Voice, which aided women fighting breast cancer.— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Leaders who are working to realize AI’s most transformative impact in curing disease.— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Proceeds from the event support Vision of Children’s mission to cure childhood hereditary blindness and improve quality of life.— Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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However, with Stanton presumably vacating the DH spot, the switch-hitting, defensively-subpar Domínguez, who is better from the left side, can help the Bombers against a string of right-handed starting pitchers.— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon steadies Jupiter’s influence, helping practical decisions create emotional ease.— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
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