jerry-building

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-building
  1. throwing up
  2. rebuilding
  3. retrofitting
  4. combining
  5. reconstructing
  6. designing
  7. devising
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  • 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
  • After a couple of rounds of throwing up and an evaluation by the doctor, Coop is okay, but the whole thing puts a fright into the crew, and especially into Joy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of throwing up
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  • Fans seem excited The two weekend crowds were good at training camp practices for the rebuilding Dolphins.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Anwar asked Fonte how the hospital is rebuilding after 40 radiologists left.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebuilding
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  • 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
  • Leaving it to revisit once the rules are clearer means retrofitting later, which tends to be considerably slower and more costly.
    — Sailesh Sewpaul, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of retrofitting
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  • On the other side, a number of A-listers have added their names to an anti-merger petition that has drawn more than 5,000 signatures, citing fears about potential layoffs and sensitivity around combining two major studios.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Faster response against undersea threats The company said combining commercial software development methods with current military hardware can help deliver new capabilities faster.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • Gabbriellini’s film frames the events from a tender and poetic perspective rather than reconstructing the crime, to shift the focus to its origins, exploring the human, cultural and emotional dynamics behind it.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Identifying a child, reconstructing documents and arranging a safe return can take months.
    — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstructing
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  • More recently, Dean and Vinyals played a key role in designing Google’s Gemini AI models.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 2013, Aflalo started designing and manufacturing clothes along with tailoring, and began selling them through a website.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Sarah Sherman Samuel is known for devising furniture worthy of an art show, and the Lulu and Georgia Hamilton sideboard is no exception.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
  • Ten years on, after devising the victorious Trojan Horse gambit, Ulysses attempts to return to Ithaca and the pining Penelope, whose palace has been overrun with scheming suitors seeking her hand.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Definition of devising
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