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repair
noun as in restoration, fixing
Strongest matches
adjustment, improvement, overhaul, reconstruction, rehabilitation, replacement
Strong matches
Weak match
verb as in fix, restore
Strongest matches
compensate for, correct, heal, improve, mend, overhaul, patch, rebuild, recover, rectify, refurbish, remedy, renovate, retrieve, revamp, revive
Strong matches
darn, debug, doctor, emend, recondition, redress, reform, refresh, rejuvenate, remediate, renew, retread, right, settle, sew, square
Weak matches
do up, fiddle with, give a face-lift, make good, make up for, patch up, put back together, put in order, put right, touch up
Example Sentences
He noted that Shasta and Friant dams, for example, were built in the 1940s, and they increasingly need repairs and inspections to ensure safety.
Some of those alerts led to direct action such as repairs, including cases where emissions ceased even though the oil and gas operator didn't officially provide feedback.
Clearly some fresh thinking may be needed to try to unlock the current impasse with the US and Ukraine still at odds and the Europeans struggling to find ways of repairing the diplomatic breach.
Leaseholders can feel like they have no control over costs for repairs and maintenance of the outside of their building.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard will remain closed for public safety concerns while crews work to repair damage from the Palisades fire and recent rain, the California Department of Transportation said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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