jerry-build

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-build
Verb
  • Hoover was rocked on the pass and threw up a prayer that McAlister somehow caught in traffic for a 30-yard gain.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Neha Suresh Neha quickly threw up a basic website on Reddit, charging $10 a month.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Magdalene Serenity House received inquiries from 190 women seeking a safe place to heal, recover and rebuild in 2024 with 117 meeting the group's eligibility requirements, organizers say.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Harry was eager to show them both that the family bond is still there and that it could be rebuilt, particularly for the children’s sake.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To buy time, Scripps seems to be relying on safety in numbers, understanding that, while major investments have been made in building new or retrofitting existing California hospitals in recent decades, there are still plenty that will not be fully compliant by the deadline.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The project was acquired up by New Line Cinema, which produced Seven, and had the story retrofitted to be a vehicle for Freeman's character, Detective Somerset.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The last step is to reassemble your parts.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Once in-country, Marine Corps crews reassemble and test the helicopters to make sure the president has secure and reliable transportation abroad, with backup aircraft and maintenance teams deployed as well, according to AeroCorner.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advanced decoding systems then reconstruct the original data, allowing information sent from distances comparable to Mars to be received with remarkable accuracy.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Marking 30 years since the killing of San Sebastián deputy mayor and People’s Party councillor Gregorio Ordóñez, the doc reconstructs the events of January 1995 and the subsequent mobilization against ETA.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Around the half-hour mark, King combined with Iwobi and made a smart off-the-ball run to open a passing lane to Sessegnon, with the left-back seeing his shot saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Shoppers can combine the 20% discount with other qualifying coupons and promo codes for even more savings.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mall’s previous owners put the property on sale two years ago after several ideas to redevelop the space fizzled out.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Frolic has more than 100 interested homeowners in line to redevelop their land from one home to 6 to 20 homes, with 3 in active development.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — a panel that works on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to devise vaccine policy — voted last week against recommending COVID-19 shots.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In devising the schedules, the conference office aimed for competitive balance, taking into account each team’s records from 2021-24 and using them to strategically place matchups.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Jerry-build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-build. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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