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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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Duggan took a moment to recognize Buttigieg for helping Detroit rebuild its bus system and electric charging system.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The worst of the flooding and destruction was in North Carolina; in Asheville, and in the rural areas surrounding it, residents struggled to restore utilities and rebuild their homes and businesses, let alone travel to the polls.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 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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At the Senator, Hayes said, the building was getting repaired, tenants were seeing caseworkers more frequently and overall there was a growing sense of order.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some can grow new tissue that beats, which is obviously important for repairing damage after a heart attack.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Samsung has patched an Android zero-day, CVE-2024-43093, a vulnerability in the Google Play framework that underpins the app infrastructure on devices.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The bank patched the bug days later and launched an investigation into the incident.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
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This inside look, produced by Paramount Pictures, offers unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the grand scope of the sets — including reconstructing Ancient Rome — to characters, combat training, costumes, historical accuracy, scoring and more.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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At the core of this effort is reconstructing the genomes of extinct animals that haven’t walked the Earth for decades, centuries or even millennia.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Historical data reveals that good weather aided John F. Kennedy's win in 1960, while rain helped secure George W. Bush's victory in Florida in 2000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Another key question will be whether the issue set, and in particular immigration and the border, aid Trump enough in the border state.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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