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jury-rigged

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verb

past tense of jury-rig
as in patched (together)
to make or assemble roughly or hastily we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jury-rigged
Adjective
  • Even the basic details of the situation can sound like the clumsy plot of some apocalyptic thriller.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • An exceptionally clumsy device.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the reasons why gas prices are low is because crude oil prices are low.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This means exposing the shoulders, showing too much leg above the knees, or wearing clothing with crude or inappropriate imagery.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The advanced energy management system elevates the ride experience, allowing users to push boundaries with confidence—whether tackling steep hills, rough paths, or long-distance adventures.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, rough surf and rip currents could spread along the US East Coast next week.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For three long weeks that began to seem rude or impertinent, as if the Prize hadn’t been announced, as if a king and queen weren’t waiting for his answer, Dylan said nothing about the award.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • According to Dakota, the sisters once had a tense encounter with a rude man that ended with the Complete Unknown star's drink all over him.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Alex Spors said his sister's case illustrates the system is flawed.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But Brazil were fundamentally flawed, only keeping one clean sheet, against minnows New Zealand.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Yes, Deadbeat is a notable sonic shift from Tame Impala’s core sound, and, yes, the album is imperfect.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Commodores will be fully expecting to win, uplifted even further by an imperfect victory.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Jury-rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jury-rigged. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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