rigged

Definition of riggednext
past tense of rig

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rigged Trump said the 2020 election and a local mayoral race in Los Angeles were rigged. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron, who worked on Jordan Peele’s Nope, rigged the LED lighting in the stomach to eventually render as the bioluminescence that then helps illuminate Jay’s environment. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 That unaffordability, Talarico argued at the nighttime rally in Texas that was packed with younger voters, is because billionaires and corrupt politicians have rigged the system. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Stranger Things On the very last episode of Stranger Things, a bomb is rigged to the gates of the Upside Down, triggered by a vinyl record spinning to the very end. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 At the meeting, Maitland Mayor John Lowndes, a Democrat who is running against Brodeur for the state Senate seat, spoke out against Dorworth’s assertion that the county’s development process was rigged in favor of preserving the rural boundary. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Smith said in his report that the president repeatedly told his supporters that the 2020 election had been stolen and was rigged against him. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The most potent force in American politics is anti-establishment fury at a system seen as rigged against average working people. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 But her worries subsided on the day of, after seeing Hunnam rigged up and spewing. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged
Verb
  • That followed mass demonstrations earlier this month, with students decrying run-down classrooms, missing teachers, and buildings that aren’t equipped for rising temperatures.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the crowd came equipped with homemade signs and flags, espousing a political stance.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shown incomplete, it will be furnished with a bed that doubles as a daybed, since there's no room for a separate sofa.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
  • And throughout, the rooms are furnished with pieces from local artists and craftspeople, including Greek art, bespoke marble tables, and cast glass and iron lighting.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The adventure park opened in 2018, built into a former granite mine that supplied stone for the California Capitol, according to Jacobs.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, the discovery alone did not establish whether the websites supplied the victims' addresses.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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