jerry-building

verb

present participle of jerry-build
as in rigging (up)

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  1. throwing up
  2. rebuilding
  3. retrofitting
  4. combining
  5. reconstructing
  6. designing
  7. devising
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  • If the person begins throwing up, has worsening symptoms or symptoms that last for more than an hour, the CDC recommends getting medical help.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At one point, the new members crowded along the railing, throwing up peace signs, thumbs-ups and heart hands.
    — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of throwing up
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  • The cost of taking them in Liberia began rebuilding after a 14-year civil war ended in 2003, but Wesseh said the country still needs major investment.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Physicality remains a positive for the rebuilding Miami Dolphins through preseason and training camp.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebuilding
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  • Edison Motors Edison started off its operations by retrofitting a 1962 Kenworth truck with its own electric axles, and this seems to have inspired its design thinking for its own creations.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The grants help pay for home improvements like upgrading roof coverings, retrofitting doors and windows, and reinforcing connections between walls and roofs.
    — Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of retrofitting
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  • One Buford company is trying to change that by combining the look of a vintage car with the technology and comfort of a modern luxury vehicle.
    — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The lunch and dinner menu is a window onto the Mediterranean, harmoniously combining the fruits of the land and the sea.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • Anything seemed possible in medical science breakthroughs, from repairing a fictional astronaut to reconstructing a real-life ulnar collateral ligament (UCL).
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reconstructing the eastbound I-94 lanes as part of the I-94 East-West Project.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstructing
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  • For decades, Canada Goose ducked out of designing summer clothing.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hide these harms from the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now Iran’s hardline leadership is devising and promoting its own strategy for continued confrontation with Washington.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of devising
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