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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
  • On one side, plaintiffs’ lawyers are working with local communities and advocacy groups to throw up legal obstacles to bog down development.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest gulfs might occasionally emerge if there are several tiers between two sides in a cup tie or in pre-season, when fitness, motivation and concentration can throw up oddities.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of throw up
Verb
  • More than a month after a fire destroyed dozens of units at a Foster City condominium complex, some families are still struggling to rebuild their lives.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Though many tourist attractions are open, parts of the region are continuing to rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Helene in 2024.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuild
Verb
  • Florida has committed at least $230 million in state contracts from its disaster fund to retrofit and run the former Baker County prison as an immigration detention facility, state contract records reviewed by the Herald/Times show.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • True software productivity requires retrofitting legacy software development life cycle (SDLC) platforms, redefining engineering metrics and harnessing the Jevons paradox.
    — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of retrofit
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  • Efforts to reassemble the Syrian state after Assad’s fall have unfolded under this shadow.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of reassemble
Verb
  • From Mexico, Morales García could do little more than wait while his attorneys tried to reconstruct the paper trail of his life.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Creating an accurate transcript, pairing it with a concise summary and storing both in a consistent, searchable system allows future teams to build on previous thinking rather than reconstruct it.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reconstruct
Verb
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh said apparent ethnicity could be a relevant factor for a stop if combined with other information.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of combine
Verb
  • The music venue is part of the work to redevelop the former Civic Arena site.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The effort to redevelop the Midway District has taken a unique path.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of redevelop
Verb
  • Davis’s Friday ruling means the government must now disclose who devised the fund’s structure, but the information will not necessarily be made available to the public.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Engineers devised a lower-thrust trajectory that saved BepiColombo's mission but delayed its Mercury arrival from December 2025 to November 2026.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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