rigged

Definition of riggednext
past tense of rig

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rigged One is corporate corruption, where these corporations have rigged the system and the American people are paying the bill for it. — NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026 In 2022 Arizona Republican Kari Lake argued her defeat in the Arizona's governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs had been rigged. — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 Trump endorsed Collins for the Republican nomination in a state where the president anchored his false claims that his 2020 defeat was rigged. — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 And right now, that means taking on the corporations and the billionaires, the special interests who've rigged the system against us for far too long. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Wynn rigged his Bear bow and sighted it in on targets at home in the truck headlights. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026 Lukashenko’s rule was challenged after a 2020 presidential election that kept him in power, when tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to protest a vote widely seen as rigged. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Trump has preemptively claimed that upcoming elections will be rigged and labeled elections he’s lost as stolen. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Nepal, India and France have shown what happens when enough of them decide the sorting is rigged. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged
Verb
  • Banks can help through grants, partnerships and appropriate credit, alongside investors equipped to finance early-stage technology risk.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Those closest to constituents were best equipped to govern them, the argument went.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • There’s a separate ready-to-wear room framed by wooden walls with beige accents, and furnished with an armchair and coffee table crafted in Brazilian wood by the late Polish-Brazilian architect and designer Jorge Zalszupin.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Of course, Bille Brahe furnished her boutiques with intention.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Despite an extensive electrification project as part of the rebuilding efforts, 40% of the market is still supplied with unsafe, bare-wire electrical connections, turning even the most basic fans and lighting into fire hazards.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Its dedicated charging infrastructure at Gemalink is supplied by a solar farm developed at the terminal.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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