mend fences
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or mend one's fences
: to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement
She mended fences with her father.
She and her father are trying to mend their fences.
After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.
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It has been reported that President Trump has since asked Bannon to mend fences with Musk — and signs of that thaw were evident in his conversation with Newsom.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Scott is also reaching out—publicly—to mend fences with her sister and fellow Xscape member, Tamika Scott.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
Yet somehow, despite all of this, there now seems to be a chance that WBD and DC Studios are considering trying to mend fences and generate good will ahead of Superman and upcoming announcements about other DCU projects entering production.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The leaders of Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, TikTok and OpenAI are all set to appear at the Capitol to watch as Trump is sworn in for a second time, amid an apparent push by the tech industry to mend fences with the president-elect.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Scott is also reaching out—publicly—to mend fences with her sister and fellow Xscape member, Tamika Scott.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
Yet somehow, despite all of this, there now seems to be a chance that WBD and DC Studios are considering trying to mend fences and generate good will ahead of Superman and upcoming announcements about other DCU projects entering production.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The leaders of Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, TikTok and OpenAI are all set to appear at the Capitol to watch as Trump is sworn in for a second time, amid an apparent push by the tech industry to mend fences with the president-elect.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Mend fences.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mend%20fences. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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