as in to rebuild
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Recent Examples of fix up
The power tools and hand tools needed for homebuilding and fixing up existing homes are made by Stanley Black & Decker whose brands include those namesakes as well as Dewalt for pros and Craftsman for consumers.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The group has logged almost 100,000 hours fixing up homes in what is a win-win for the community and the airmen.
—Allie Torgan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Handy with tools, Daniel offers to help Katie fix up her new home.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Even the dean of the council, Burke, wasn’t above shaking down a businessman who needed city permits to fix up a rundown Burger King.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The group has logged almost 100,000 hours fixing up homes in what is a win-win for the community and the airmen.
—Allie Torgan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Handy with tools, Daniel offers to help Katie fix up her new home.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Even the dean of the council, Burke, wasn’t above shaking down a businessman who needed city permits to fix up a rundown Burger King.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fix up
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But what about having to rebuild a roster on what seems like an annual basis?Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, Oren and Tal purchased a $10 million waterfront home in Miami Beach to teardown and rebuild with their father.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Adding to the challenges of overhauling an entire correctional system are the traumas that happen within prison walls.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Further health-care provisions would overhaul the regulation of pharmacy-benefit managers.The Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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That optimistic outlook is much needed as invoices are still due on the marred merchandise, and the cost of cleanup efforts and repairing damage to the building owned by the Olde World Christmas Shoppe is hundreds of thousands of dollars.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mercury and Venus’ connection reveals how to repair the damage incurred over the past two days.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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By late morning, train service had returned to normal, with third-rail power patched in from nearby MTA substations.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But to keep China out, telcos would have to make sure that every device — including their legacy physical equipment, online servers and employees' computers — is patched.Sam Sabin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many of the original tiles, now housed in international collections like the British Museum and the V&A, were digitally reconstructed and displayed in the adjacent museum.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Under chemical analysis, scientists were able to reconstruct past environmental changes like ocean temperature shifts and the eruptions of underwater seamounts, which left their marks on the ancient sponge.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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The lawyer's tenure as a public servant—specifically at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office—will likely aid in her defense of Mangione.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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This likely aids in hunting and finding their way around under the ice.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ham is a cut of pork leg that’s been preserved through the process of curing, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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This flash-frozen fish caught off Vancouver Island by a family-run operation was quick cured overnight and then slow roasted, giving the fish an almost steak-like texture and intensely satisfying flavor.Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The premium tax credit is a refundable credit that helps eligible individuals and families cover the premiums for their ACA health insurance.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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He was so well regarded after helping Canada dodge the worst of the global economic crisis that the U.K. named him the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694.Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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