rigged (up)

past tense of rig (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged (up)
Verb
  • Flushed to his right, Purdy threw up a prayer to Tonges in the back corner of the end zone with Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen draped on him.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sometimes, a better path is looking for an existing industry that needs to be rebuilt and healed.
    Brandon Aversano, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Chebeague will delight true antique lovers—rebuilt in 1925 after a fire destroyed its first iteration.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This prevents the common mistake of retrofitting security onto AI systems after deployment.
    Vinod Bijlani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • New financial players such as Venmo are now offering debit cards, retrofitting them with reward programs and marketing them heavily.
    Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, in 2011, Apple reconstructed the cube in the same location, same size, but with only 15 panels, minimizing the number of seams and hardware while maximizing transparency.
    Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His face and hands are reconstructed with silicone.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Rigged (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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