Declare
Declare verb - To make known openly or publicly.
Fix
Fix verb - To decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority.
Usage example: have we fixed a day for the party yet?
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A running gag on Get Smart had Max in a fix - he'd declare "I have a plan" and explains it - 99 (usually) would point out the very obvious flaw - Max would declare "I have an alternate plan."
Source: Time for Plan B -
Those developers then either fix the bug, delay the fix due to whatever time or business constraints, or declare that it "will not be fixed".
Source: Obvious Beta -
Likewise, in Beyond Good & Evil you can hit a guard in his air tank — and the other guards will just fix the tank and declare "false alarm".
Source: It's Probably Nothing
Cite this Source
Fix and Declare. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/declare/fix
Declare & Fix. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/declare/fix>.
Fix or Declare. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/declare/fix.
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