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a
: securely placed or fastened : stationary
b(1)
(2)
: formed into a chemical compound
c(1)
: not subject to change or fluctuation
a fixed income
(2)
: firmly set in the mind
a fixed idea
(3)
: having a final or crystallized form or character
(4)
: recurring on the same date from year to year
fixed holidays
d
: immobile, concentrated
a fixed stare
2
: supplied with something (such as money) needed
comfortably fixed
Synonyms
Examples of fixed in a Sentence
a small mirror fixed to the wall
That day remains fixed in my memory.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s no fixed end date to that aid, although Joanne Standlee, the nonprofit’s executive director, said funding is always tight.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
According to a conversation with the admins of one of the pages, a ticket to participate in the fixed betting would cost someone $4,250.
—Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
This nonfiction detour evinces many qualities familiar from his dramatic features, among them the atmospheric, quasi-dream state; the long takes, usually from a fixed angle; the repetitions; the contemplative silences; the embrace of moral ambiguity.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s no fixed end date to that aid, although Joanne Standlee, the nonprofit’s executive director, said funding is always tight.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
According to a conversation with the admins of one of the pages, a ticket to participate in the fixed betting would cost someone $4,250.
—Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
This nonfiction detour evinces many qualities familiar from his dramatic features, among them the atmospheric, quasi-dream state; the long takes, usually from a fixed angle; the repetitions; the contemplative silences; the embrace of moral ambiguity.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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