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fix
verb as in establish, make firm
verb as in determine, decide
verb as in mend, repair
verb as in prepare, plan ahead
verb as in focus on
verb as in cook a meal
verb as in manipulate, influence an event
verb as in wreak vengeance on
Strongest match
Weak matches
cook someone's goose, get even, get revenge, pay back, take retribution
Example Sentences
Mr Bailey will also echo Reeves' concern that the UK pension system is "fragmented" and requires "heavy lifting" to fix it.
Tanton admired Taylor’s 1992 book about the failure of affirmative action to fix race relations.
New figures show that more than £500m has been spent on trying to fix Northern Ireland’s roads during the last five years.
She says: “I have real optimism that we will come through this period of time to a much better place as a society. What I don't have optimism about is that this is a quick fix.”
This is not the first time scientists have looked for a technological fix for a threat that, although incredibly rare, still plays in a loop — like the ominous theme from “Jaws” — in the back of many oceangoers’ minds.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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