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as in carriage
a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers
romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park
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as in clothing
covering for the human body
most of the celebrants of the town's bicentennial will be in festive rig—so don't show up in jeans
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out
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Recent Examples of rig
Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
As with other popular techniques like a wacky rig or Texas rig, the Alabama rig can be fished at almost any time of year and produce plenty of bites.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The 2020 election was rigged, too.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
From custom percussion rigs and tuned bells to waterphones, gongs, and even a 1920s trumpet from his father, Copeland has turned the space into a living laboratory of sound.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
As with other popular techniques like a wacky rig or Texas rig, the Alabama rig can be fished at almost any time of year and produce plenty of bites.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Billups, who played with the Clippers for two seasons and later was a member of Clippers coach Ty Lue’s staff before being named head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021, is charged with rigging underground poker games that authorities said were backed by three of New York’s Mafia families.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The 2020 election was rigged, too.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rig
Noun
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The look came complete with a pumpkin-carriage purse, LED lights that accentuated the blue gown, and special effects smoke billowing from the magic wand of her stylist, Law Roach—a fashion fairy godmother in the flesh.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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But the cotton gin, carriage, car and computer all promised to do previously human tasks at faster speed.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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People who attend the event are encouraged to dress up in clothing from their favorite decade.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The exhibit explored the stories of Black style told through clothing by the African diaspora beginning in the 18th century.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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This insight, combined with empathy and analytical thinking, equips me to craft policies that create opportunities, guide better decisions and close loopholes for abuse.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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While that will equip just a fraction of the roughly 2,400-person police force, the city is prioritizing officers who work in tourist-heavy zones and near the ports of entry.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Victor, who somehow survived, was in the truck’s cab suffering seizures from chemical burns.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Upon further investigation, the conductor reported to NYC Transit’s Rail Control Center that the model-R211 train car’s onboard surveillance camera monitor in the rear control cab had been unbolted and removed from the train car.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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The storefront, which opened in 1852, supplied early miners with dynamite and Studebaker wheelbarrows.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The analyst views Marvell as a major beneficiary of the Amazon-Anthropic agreement, given that the company supplies Trainium application-specific integrated circuits, Ethernet switches, data processing units, and optical digital signal processors to AWS.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Wheels of fire, chariots of fire, what’s that?—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The idea was that the Austin Healey would serve as a weekend roadster — a chariot of leisure for sunny morning drives with the family.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2026
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Instead of a usual tuxedo, the attire consists of a black tail coat, a waistcoat and a white bow tie.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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As for Tom’s surprise appearance at the country music festival, the actor kept his attire casual, opting for blue jeans, a tan jacket and a hat.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ideal for studio apartments and small spaces, this Murphy bed pulls double duty, furnishing your living room while adding a place for guests to stay in the process.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 May 2026
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These are two examples of valuable work product the controller can furnish that fall outside the scope of a traditional departmental audit.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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