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: manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means
a rigged contest
Attempts to pass a rigged repatriation bill are exhibit A of what enrages Americans about Washington and Wall Street.—
Brent Budowsky
Brent BudowskyHis reluctance stemmed not from a lack of mercy but from his sense that pardons were a rigged game, tilted in favor of offenders with political connections.—Massimo Calabresi et al.
Massimo Calabresi et al.2
: fitted out with rigging of a specified kind
The Cornish lugger was a small, two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged boat.—Mark Kurlansky
Mark KurlanskyWhen she enters service in the fall of 1999, only the second five-masted full rigged ship ever built, she will bear the moniker of "the largest true sailing ship afloat today."—Kevin Haydon
Kevin HaydonExamples of rigged in a Sentence
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The bettors agreed to pay Ortiz a $5,000 bribe for throwing the rigged pitch and Clase a $5,000 bribe for arranging the rigged pitch, also according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
The bettors allegedly agreed to pay Ortiz a $5,000 bribe for throwing the rigged pitch, and Clase a $5,000 bribe for arranging the rigged pitch.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Last week, the US Justice Department published an indictment involving NBA stars and members of the mob for allegedly running a network of rigged gambling games.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 31 Oct. 2025
Maduro is in his twelfth year as president after what international observers say was a rigged 2024 vote.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
The bettors allegedly agreed to pay Ortiz a $5,000 bribe for throwing the rigged pitch, and Clase a $5,000 bribe for arranging the rigged pitch.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Last week, the US Justice Department published an indictment involving NBA stars and members of the mob for allegedly running a network of rigged gambling games.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 31 Oct. 2025
Maduro is in his twelfth year as president after what international observers say was a rigged 2024 vote.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigged. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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