as in to think (up)
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Verb
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As the story goes, Young threw up three separate times in his first workout.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025 -
This was the exact type of game that must leave USC fans throwing up their hands over Lincoln Riley.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The eventual compromise saw the government move his house, brick-by-brick, and rebuild it in the opposite river bank.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Exterior walls of the tunnel are being rebuilt to fix drainage issues.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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These 5,000 package cars will be retrofitted by June 2027.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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The jet, when retrofitted, will be utilized as Air Force One.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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