jerry-builds

verb

present tense third-person singular of jerry-build
as in rigs (up)

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  1. rebuilds
  2. throws up
  3. combines
  4. retrofits
  5. reconstructs
  6. designs
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  • Jewett points out that there are plenty of applications, such as drug delivery and diagnostics, that don’t need a cell that fully rebuilds itself but could benefit from a facsimile like the SpudCell.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • The teaser also offers glimpses of Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rebuilds his life as a benevolent industrialist, and Tahar Rahim as Inspector Javert, Valjean’s relentless nemesis.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of rebuilds
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  • Landon Barker throws up a peace sign at Elie Tahari’s Fourth of July celebration in the Hamptons, New York, on July 3.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
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  • Dolby Cinema combines Dolby Vision projection with Dolby Atmos sound.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Its five-year-old flagship combines a multibrand retail space with a coffee shop and hosts regular events spanning music, art and fashion.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of combines
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  • Where Gravis retrofits machines already on site, Monumental deploys its own fleet from scratch.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Four years later, her company, DB Trucks, buys and builds water trucks, or retrofits trucks that customers own, for uses like construction sites and firefighting.
    — Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of retrofits
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  • The brain compares the relative signal strength across these three channels and reconstructs something on the order of a million distinguishable colors.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Using black box recordings, passenger videos, and onboard surveillance footage, Shipwrecked reconstructs the infamous disaster.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026
Definition of reconstructs
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  • The company designs and manufactures cameras and projection systems, then sells or licenses them to exhibitors like AMC Theatres.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Foxlink designs and builds tech products for companies such as Apple and NVIDIA.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of designs
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