jerry-build

verb

Definition of jerry-buildnext
as in to reedify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-build
  1. throw up
  2. rebuild
  3. retrofit
  4. reassemble
  5. reconstruct
  6. combine
  7. redevelop
  8. devise
Verb
  • Still, cooking is the first and only thing that’s given Tiedemann purpose, so the better option seems to be throwing up a middle finger and getting back to work.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For Liberians, that has thrown up a mix of feelings in a country still recovering from a long and bloody civil war.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of throw up
Verb
  • Continuing to hold listening sessions at campuses all across the district is one way to rebuild the relationship with the community, Licata said.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The bathrooms were rebuilt, the patio was improved and more seating, shade and TVs were added over time.
    — Evan Moore August 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebuild
Verb
  • Of course, all this depends on Spock not dying in the process of entering and retrofitting the ion pod.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Kosup said a key challenge of determining the right ways to retrofit the bridge is the need to maintain the width of two navigational channels on the bridge’s eastern side near San Diego.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of retrofit
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  • These float-bots can assemble, detach, and reassemble themselves into platforms of varying shapes like Lego or the interchangeable world of the Micronauts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now, physicists at MIT have managed to watch such electronic phases emerge and reassemble in real time.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of reassemble
Verb
  • Researchers reconstructed the exact three-dimensional architecture of the graphite particles, binder, and electrolyte pores.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And a decoder that read out the population activity could reconstruct where the mouse was just as accurately as before.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstruct
Verb
  • His screen appeal combines a mix of swagger and self-deprecating, and at times evokes (a taller) Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The companies say the collaboration combines MinTech’s diagnostics capabilities with ELECTRA’s analytics and risk-prediction technology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of combine
Verb
  • Alpharetta leaders voted Monday to approve a plan to redevelop North Point Mall, including nearly 1,400 apartments, a move contingent upon its owners landing an NHL franchise.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The group’s comments come after Port KC advanced a 30-year tax incentive package on Monday for Gillon Property Group, the Plaza’s owner, to redevelop the historic shopping area.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of redevelop
Verb
  • So in classic spy fashion, the group devised secret codes to communicate with one another, hidden in plain sight, so the KGB would be none the wiser — using series of notes embedded in their sheet music.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of devise
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“Jerry-build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-build. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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