jerry-builds

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-builds
  1. rebuilds
  2. throws up
  3. combines
  4. retrofits
  5. reconstructs
  6. designs
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  • The lots get sold, and Mayor Karen Bass rebuilds them for the homeless at $2 million per unit.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cristobal pointed out that most of his jobs have been rebuilds.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuilds
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  • As Judy goes barreling down the street, people stare, drivers yell, and the brassy Brooklynite throws up a finger.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That throws up a juxtaposition whereby clubs have to balance competing objectives.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of throws up
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  • Shelton combines college-tennis exuberance with the explosiveness of a superstar from a football field or a basketball court.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike conventional quadruped robots that rely entirely on legs, the Lynx combines wheels and articulated legs to provide different forms of mobility depending on the terrain.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of combines
Verb
  • 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 scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Meyer reconstructs the bureaucratic and financial machinery behind the rescues, one of his book’s genuinely valuable contributions.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstructs
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  • This was my second picture with Robin Standefer, the production designer, who now designs people’s homes.
    — Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Say, if Ferrari, which is closing in on another 20 years without a title, finally designs a pack-leading car and Leclerc is in the fight as much as Hamilton.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of designs
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