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: manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means
a rigged election
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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Courts have repeatedly rejected claims of fraudulent or rigged elections.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
In Smith’s hands, images of justice and safety warp into a carnival of faceless judges and rigged games.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Volkov said the election day actions won't stop the Kremlin producing a rigged result, but will undercut its claims there is near universal support for Putin.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
But a rigged contest marks the death of democracy and renders all the other essential pillars irrelevant, because the people no longer have a meaningful say over who governs.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
Republicans said Trump getting charged while prosecutors recommended not charging Biden is proof of a rigged justice system.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Hackers started sending rigged documents as attachments in emails with what appeared to be important information that should be read immediately.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
This flexible finger sleeve has a rigged tip that gently massages your clit, nipples, and erogenous zones like none other.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Mar. 2024
But when in doubt—when nothing else is drawing a strike—fire out a wacky rigged Senko, work it back painfully slow, and hang on.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
In Smith’s hands, images of justice and safety warp into a carnival of faceless judges and rigged games.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Volkov said the election day actions won't stop the Kremlin producing a rigged result, but will undercut its claims there is near universal support for Putin.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
But a rigged contest marks the death of democracy and renders all the other essential pillars irrelevant, because the people no longer have a meaningful say over who governs.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
Republicans said Trump getting charged while prosecutors recommended not charging Biden is proof of a rigged justice system.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Hackers started sending rigged documents as attachments in emails with what appeared to be important information that should be read immediately.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
This flexible finger sleeve has a rigged tip that gently massages your clit, nipples, and erogenous zones like none other.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Mar. 2024
But when in doubt—when nothing else is drawing a strike—fire out a wacky rigged Senko, work it back painfully slow, and hang on.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigged. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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