fix up
verb
fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
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House said acquiring the other house to fix up the property or raze it is intended to improve the look of the neighborhood, as more people flock to Dolton to look at the pope’s boyhood home.
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Other parks currently getting restroom upgrades: Mount Airy Forest, with plans to fix up restrooms at a new bike skills course.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
That technical change increases the likelihood that a congregation of a tumbledown church might raise the money to unlock more housing and at the same time fix up their building — without simply selling it for scrap.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Tariffs are pushing up the cost of materials that are frequently used in home renovation projects, leading some homeowners to reconsider fixing up their residences.
Suppliers of materials, including lumber, steel and aluminum, have already hiked prices for builders.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 2025
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Other parks currently getting restroom upgrades: Mount Airy Forest, with plans to fix up restrooms at a new bike skills course.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
That technical change increases the likelihood that a congregation of a tumbledown church might raise the money to unlock more housing and at the same time fix up their building — without simply selling it for scrap.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Tariffs are pushing up the cost of materials that are frequently used in home renovation projects, leading some homeowners to reconsider fixing up their residences.
Suppliers of materials, including lumber, steel and aluminum, have already hiked prices for builders.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 2025
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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