rig (up)

Definition of rig (up)next

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Verb
  • Fans threw up their hands in frustration, shook their fists — some even screamed in Spanish for their coach to be fired.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • Walton Goggins throws up a peace sign en route to film at Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • And now is looking to dump salary and rebuild yet again.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Recruiting a replacement, retraining from scratch, rebuilding institutional knowledge, and absorbing the productivity gap in between transitions—each cycle erodes the cost advantage that made offshore hiring attractive in the first place.
    William Jones, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The difference between building AI into a blank workflow and retrofitting it into a functioning organization is not technical.
    Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Nvidia did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment on the costs of the systems or if the company will be retrofitting existing data centers with the technology.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 22 June 2026
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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