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
The Chicago Times sent a special truck rigged with a developing room and telephoto lenses for long focal views.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Rescuers rigged ropes to retrieve the person trapped on the ledge, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The pro-Maduro National Electoral Council claimed that President Maduro had won a third term with 51% of the vote, but the opposition said the vote had been rigged and evidence showed González had won by a landslide.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Lindell alleged the machines were rigged to change Trump votes to Biden votes.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Rescuers rigged ropes to retrieve the person trapped on the ledge, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The pro-Maduro National Electoral Council claimed that President Maduro had won a third term with 51% of the vote, but the opposition said the vote had been rigged and evidence showed González had won by a landslide.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Lindell alleged the machines were rigged to change Trump votes to Biden votes.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged
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Bathroom fixture company Kohler — known for sleek kitchen and bath hardware — is launching the Dekoda, a device equipped with scanners that will analyze the your urine and bowl movements.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 40×80 tunnel, in particular, is equipped with acoustic liners and advanced instrumentation to measure the interaction of sound waves with aerodynamic surfaces.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Viewers got to see the princess take host Andrew Marr inside the miniature property, which was fully furnished and complete with furniture, crockery and glassware and a fridge from the 1930s.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Entering our bungalow, dubbed The Herbalist, felt like walking into a stylish friend’s thoughtfully furnished New England guest house.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the postgame press conference, Tagovailoa was asked about a false start from Dolphins offensive tackle Larry Borum and supplied a striking explanation.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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McIver, Baretto and Epperson allegedly supplied the drugs that led to De Niro Rodriguez's overdose.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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