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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
Verb
  • If the individual begins throwing up, or if symptoms get worse or last for over an hour – call 911.
    — Chad Murphy, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Still, cooking is the first and only thing that’s given Tiedemann purpose, so the better option seems to be throwing up a middle finger and getting back to work.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing up
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  • But the rebuilding Dolphins should come closer to unlocking their run game against the 49ers, which would bode well for the future.
    — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The company is betting that preserving the polyester polymer will prove cheaper than breaking it apart and rebuilding it.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuilding
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  • For readers house-hunting or renovating in the next year, price the option of a second sleeping space now rather than retrofitting later.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 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 retrofitting
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  • The researchers are now combining that printing process with robotics, software and real-time monitoring to control how circuits are deposited on curved surfaces.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • By combining 49 body, ball, and club metrics with multi-angle 3D reconstruction and TrainerIQ™ analysis, the G10 Pro is designed to connect the outcome of a shot with the body movement and club delivery behind it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • But understanding which combination of pricing, staffing, customer behavior and management intervention produced the outcome requires reconstructing a chain the enterprise never captured as a chain.
    — Srini Attili, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This offseason, while Schottenheimer spent a large amount of time reconstructing the defensive side of the ball, Adams took on a bigger leadership role on the offensive side in evolving the unit.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reconstructing
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  • Marino waved away any issue about designing for different brands under the LVMH umbrella.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • First-time bar-and-restaurant owners Jason and Stacey Fagundes, of Nampa, are designing the concept with help from a consulting team.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Across product organizations, Microsoft executives have been devising ways to charge customers based on usage to better reflect rising costs.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of devising
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