as in to reedify
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-build
Verb
-
That’s what happened on the first Friday night in February when officers threw up barricades sometime before 1 a.m. and kept them in place until just after 2 a.m. when bars closed and patrons poured into the sidestreets to find their rideshares.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025 -
In the episode, Bob is overwhelmed with cooking for all of his customers — constantly throwing up in the kitchen — while Linda is about to give birth.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 July 2025
Verb
-
Yedioth Ahronoth cited intelligence findings that Beijing may be helping Tehran rebuild missile capabilities damaged in the recent June war.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
-
The 50-acre water park in Federal Heights will close Calypso Cove on Monday, Aug. 25, and rebuild it for future seasons.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Engineers Alberto Lacaze, 55, and Karl Murphy, 65, spent about 20 years developing technology to retrofit more than 50 types of vehicles to drive themselves, including transit buses and military convoy trucks.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
-
Viewers will meet celebrities, sports stars and wealthy business leaders who can afford $150,000 or more to buy converted vehicles or to have their own trucks retrofitted.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The player’s task is to reassemble fragmented thoughts into a return to the present.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
-
Follow these steps to stop rust in its tracks: Take your fan apart, making sure to note how to reassemble it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
Verb
-
After that, there were reports of a sale, storage of pieces near Tampa, and goals of reconstructing at a new version of Miracle Strip or elsewhere in the Florida Panhandle.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
-
Scholars have managed to reconstruct its fundamental elements by using comparative linguistics to identify common features and vocabulary in its descendants.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The bombs, combined with the Soviet invasion of Manchuria on Aug. 9, precipitated Japan’s surrender on Aug. 15, finally ending the deadliest war in human history.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Aug. 2025
-
Colossal losses at its streaming division combined with a string of costly box office duds led to Disney’s stock price crashing to an almost 10-year low of $81.72 in April this year.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
This was the first ISS launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, which SpaceX has been redeveloping to support future crewed missions in addition to KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
-
Its first Fort Worth project was 911 Houston St., a historic three-story building in downtown that was redeveloped with offices and a lounge.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The next step typically undertaken is to employ a make-or-break test when aiming to devise a generalizable model.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
-
Use them to devise your own words of inspiration for life's bigger moments — and smaller ones too.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Jerry-build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-build. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share