as in equipped
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 rigged
According to the Hezbollah source, the man was detained in September after allegedly parking a motorbike rigged with an explosive device disguised as a battery along a road in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area where Hezbollah maintains tight security control.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
In the days leading up to the attack, Ghazali allegedly rigged his truck with booby traps, fireworks, explosives, and large amounts of gasoline.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt seconded the president’s claim that the vote was rigged with, as usual, no proof.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In 2024 Israeli operatives infiltrated Hezbollah’s supply chain and used shell companies to sell members pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
In the days leading up to the attack, Ghazali allegedly rigged his truck with booby traps, fireworks, explosives, and large amounts of gasoline.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt seconded the president’s claim that the vote was rigged with, as usual, no proof.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In 2024 Israeli operatives infiltrated Hezbollah’s supply chain and used shell companies to sell members pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged
Verb
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The property is equipped with a heating system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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After delivery, if a baby needs to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), The Women’s Hospital is fully equipped to care for premature and medically fragile infants in our 24/7 dedicated, on-site level III Irma Feldcamp NICU.—
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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The HBCUs furnished them, and thousands of other students of color through the decades, with a sense of belonging.—
Larry D. Urish,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy has recently furnished an example of this occurrence.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Scottish National Party, for example, has blamed Westminster for allowing Grangemouth — which supplied all of Scotland's kerosene — to close.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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The district has been using guardians in schools where some cities haven’t supplied officers, mainly elementary schools.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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