fixed up
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Driving around the Aetna neighborhood on a recent afternoon, Wiseman pointed to the plots he helped clear—and the two- or three-bedroom homes that have been fixed up nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The bathroom is a part of Abraham Lincoln's office and cabinet room, which former President Harry Truman fixed up as a part of his massive renovation of the White House in the late 1940s.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
But the new owners had fixed up the place, there hadn’t been police activity in years, and families were now living there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2025
He took the couch, and his daughter took the van in the driveway until they got the garage fixed up.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
“She must’ve come in handy when she fixed up your leg.”
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
They have rented the first of these fixed-up houses to the artists Paul Verdell and Jamea Richmond-Edwards for about 30 percent under market rate.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
Someone who didn’t need to present herself as perfectly fixed-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2021
I was driving my recently fixed-up 1973 VW Super Beetle.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2018
Before long, Larson was loading about 20 fixed-up pedal toys in the back of this truck and taking them to area small-town festivals.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2014
Your fix-it father has got a fixed-up rudder—I’m on my way home!
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
