Historical clue formulations

• Prepare to regift, perhaps — 2023-08-21
• Fix, as a bandage — 2016-10-19
• Prepare to put back in the fridge, say — 2014-08-31
• Prepare to give what you received? — 2006-07-09
• Cover over — 2001-06-10
• Package up before forwarding — 1998-12-12
• Christmas present peekers do it — 1994-10-09