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Recent Examples of fix up
Residents to city leaders: ‘Leave us alone’ For homeowners in Portuguese Bend, insurance does not cover the exuberant costs associated with fixing up the properties that are destroyed by landslide movement.
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Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Favorite activities: Picnics at the Hollywood Bowl, movie nights at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, talking on the phone, fixing up smith’s apartment.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
The hotel has a small bar that fixes up a perfect Boulevardier, the perfect cocktail to enjoy on the patio while the leaves begin to fall around you.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
Immediately, Christine gets her appearance fixed up.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
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Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Favorite activities: Picnics at the Hollywood Bowl, movie nights at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, talking on the phone, fixing up smith’s apartment.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
The hotel has a small bar that fixes up a perfect Boulevardier, the perfect cocktail to enjoy on the patio while the leaves begin to fall around you.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
Immediately, Christine gets her appearance fixed up.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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In fact, a group that has publicly lost key figures may be more determined to prove its capabilities and rebuild its strength.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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When Salomon rebuilt the Stance 96 last year, the iconic French brand redirected its focus toward off-piste freeride terrain with astonishing success.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks roster has almost been completely overhauled since then, with only team captain Logan Couture and defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Mario Ferraro still left from that 2019-2020 season.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The ballot measure would have overhauled the current system of electing judges at regular terms and was retroactive, meaning judges could remain on the bench even if they are individually voted off.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sizable structure survived a car crash in 2010, but the city repaired it with new metal and paint work that was not suited to Minnesota winters, according to Pease.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
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Apple iPhones have generally been hard to repair, but a recent iFixit teardown found the iPhone 16 to be the most repairable Apple smartphone.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Keep software updated: Regularly update your operating system, browsers and other software to patch security vulnerabilities.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Partway through Gretzky’s rookie year, the Oilers brought in a young center named Don Ashby to patch a hole left by an injured player.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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Companies also have an essential role to play in ensuring that men understand and help reconstruct the culture around care.Blessing Adesiyan, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Thursday's settlement does not include any damages for reconstructing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to the Justice Department.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rain, aided by a child felon called Cossy and a motley group of other companions, must escape and search for an artifact called the Oracle of Maracoor, which may hold the answers to saving their world.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Assad was aided in part by important connections that the axis made with states outside the region: most significantly, Russia came to Assad’s rescue and became an influential global partner for the network.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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According to the National Cancer Institute, there’s a difference between being cured of cancer and being in in remission.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Those tallies could change as ballots set aside for curing and other remaining votes are counted.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Golden State playing fast — much faster than Philadelphia — helps, too.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Seeing Murray use hot packs to keep the knees and ankles warm at halftime helped inspire Braun to use them.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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