as in patching (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 jury-rigging
That realization has, in recent weeks, set off a scramble on the part of the Iranian regime to find suitable storage, an effort that has entailed everything from reactivating old storage facilities to jury-rigging vacant tankers to serve the purpose.
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Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
For pet owner Tyler (who preferred not to use his last name), relocating from Napa to New York with his dog Bread meant jury-rigging a plan when no Bark flights were available on his travel date.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
For pet owner Tyler (who preferred not to use his last name), relocating from Napa to New York with his dog Bread meant jury-rigging a plan when no Bark flights were available on his travel date.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jury-rigging
throwing up
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The right-hander pitched like a vet, throwing up zeros in the second, third and fourth, but Arvada West couldn’t get to Raiders junior pitcher Mikey Kroll.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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All of this might seem unlikely, but keep an eye on these subplots as the games unfold tomorrow — the final game of the season has a habit of throwing up crazy results.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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“Jury-rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jury-rigging. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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