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Definition of fixingnext

fixing

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verb

present participle of fix
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to remove the sex organs of the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed

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Recent Examples of fixing
Noun
The referee on the field, Raphael Claus, has previously been investigated for match fixing in Brazil, though of course, there's no indication that this was a motivating factor in this case. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 There was also a huge $32 million class action settlement reached in 2025, resulting from a legal battle involving major telescope manufacturers and brands following allegations of price fixing and artificially inflated costs. Harry Bennett, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
The lawsuit alleges that South Dakota’s rollout of the proof-of-citizenship requirement has disqualified eligible voters over erroneous minutiae and failed to offer them a realistic shot at fixing problems with their registration application. John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Aug. 2026 The Center for Democracy and Technology said fixing one problem creates another. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixing
Noun
  • The damage-repairing, growth-boosting shampoo is also a favorite of Jennifer Garner’s.
    Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Mars challenges restrictive Saturn, putting your desire to take a chance against someone else’s need for reassurance.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The CameraJet came out on top on every metric—but the comparison seems a bit like putting a mortar and pestle up against a VitaMix.
    Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The change included chopping up Wasserman Schultz’s previous, all-Broward district into five pieces and attaching the pieces to other districts, four of which were mostly outside Broward and three of which leaned Republican.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • After removing the protective packaging materials, installing the build platform and resin vat, and attaching the resin feed system, the printer is essentially ready to go.
    Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Even highly mature enterprise SOCs frequently remain dependent on humans assembling information from multiple systems, determining whether something is malicious and deciding what should happen next.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Car shoppers weigh several factors before deciding on a vehicle.
    McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Finally, Angel Martinez captured this gorgeous shot of the eclipsed Sturgeon Moon setting behind a cluster of skyscrapers in Madrid, Spain, as atmospheric effects distorted the true color and outline of the lunar disk.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.
    Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But my favorite was completely rebuilding a house, from studs up.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For some large organizations, that may require fundamentally rebuilding the architecture and operating model of their internal SOC.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Perkins, for his part, spent the weeks up to the recall election touting his work securing historic preservation and development grants for Englewood Square, the arts district which anchors his council territory.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Managing partner Gaetano Guarducci said Sant Ambroeus had been looking for the right Beverly Hills location for years before securing the former Il Fornaio space at North Beverly Drive and Dayton Way.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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