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jerry-built

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verb

past tense of jerry-build

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-built
Adjective
  • And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
  • Gone are are the days of clumsy imagery and texts and fake sign-in pages that can be detected in an instant.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Since that time, the structure went from hotel to residences, was demolished and rebuilt, and finally underwent a $1-million renovation and redesign by Miami architect Kobi Karp before reopening as the 425-room, LEED Silver certified 1 Hotel.
    Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The 155th Naval Infantry Brigade has probably already been destroyed and rebuilt many times—and is currently undergoing its latest replenishment after reportedly losing many of its people and much of its equipment to Ukrainian mines, drones and artillery.
    David Axe, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The Fort Worth water department is using the Village Creek Drying Beds as part of an emergency response to a spill of 2,600 barrels of crude oil near Lake Arlington in early May.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
  • China's demand for petrol and diesel is falling as electric vehicle sales surge, but the trend is being masked by the country's massive strategic stockpiling of crude oil, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Here are several other Twins takeaways from a rough weekend in Denver, which ended on an encouraging note: Ryan shows confidence after first All-Star Game Making his first start since delivering a dominant inning in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, Ryan was outstanding in the series finale.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 21 July 2025
  • Devin Williams has settled down after a rough beginning of the year, and Luke Weaver remains superb despite some hiccups before the All-Star Break.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Most commenters support the original poster, writing that the aunt and uncle are the rude people in this situation.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • Stand up to anyone who bullies you, and call people out who are rude or behaving badly.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Silicon Valley giants are working to resurrect and retrofit old power plants to help power their AI needs.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 July 2025
  • To date, the program has been responsible for retrofitting 5,929 homes.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Maryland’s home detention/electronic monitoring system is flawed and needs fixing.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
  • Jess and Felix, by contrast, are real, funny, messy, horny, flawed people.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Nearly a third of the purchase price came from funds originally set aside to seismically retrofit the Hall of Administration and update its electrical system, effectively sentencing the place to the literal and historical scrap heap.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The National Aquarium was retrofitted with a bird-friendly film in 2018, Jacks said.
    Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Jerry-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-built. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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