rigged (up)

verb

Definition of rigged (up)next
past tense of rig (up)
as in cooked (up)

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  1. threw up
  2. rebuilt
  3. reconstructed
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  • White Sox right-hander Davis Martin was ejected after threw up and in on Stewart on consecutive pitches leading off the third, hitting the rookie slugger with the second one.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Blanco threw up a peace sign while Gomez posed in front in a headscarf and sunglasses.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of threw up
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  • His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Santa Fe will be demolished and rebuilt beginning at the end of 2027, with the project expected to finish around summer 2030.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebuilt
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  • Around this infrastructure, Pizzini and her team reconstructed the original Muppet Theatre, from the iconic arches to the filigree to the safety curtain with the door Kermit pops out of in the opening sequence.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers reconstructed the exact three-dimensional architecture of the graphite particles, binder, and electrolyte pores.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Rigged (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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