as in carriages
a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers
romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park
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as in supplies
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 rigs
Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The concept has never been tested in the real world, and the unfathomable risks include the danger that cables could snap, causing entire rigs to capsize in storms, creating debris fields along the Pacific Coast.
—Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
However, the space does provide devices to use, from pipes and papers to volcano vaporizers and dab rigs.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The lithium fields outside Reno, Nevada, look like lunar plains with white crusts, shallow pans, and ribbon roads between drilling rigs.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
In the world of vinyl enthusiasts, Technics is probably best associated with the SL-1200 turntable that debuted way back in 1972 and quickly formed an essential part of many DJ rigs.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
The wells are drilled much longer and more are fracked at once—called simul-frac—so fewer rigs, frac fleets, and people are required.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Cities subsidize stadiums; how about micro‑grants for pop‑up circus rigs, drag brunches, and sidewalk music that turns a block into a destination?
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Chris Apkarian, senior applications engineer at SYLVANIA, says these lights are great for ATVs, side by sides, or serious off-road rigs that will cross creeks and ford deep puddles.
—Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The concept has never been tested in the real world, and the unfathomable risks include the danger that cables could snap, causing entire rigs to capsize in storms, creating debris fields along the Pacific Coast.
—Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
However, the space does provide devices to use, from pipes and papers to volcano vaporizers and dab rigs.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The lithium fields outside Reno, Nevada, look like lunar plains with white crusts, shallow pans, and ribbon roads between drilling rigs.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
In the world of vinyl enthusiasts, Technics is probably best associated with the SL-1200 turntable that debuted way back in 1972 and quickly formed an essential part of many DJ rigs.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
The wells are drilled much longer and more are fracked at once—called simul-frac—so fewer rigs, frac fleets, and people are required.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Cities subsidize stadiums; how about micro‑grants for pop‑up circus rigs, drag brunches, and sidewalk music that turns a block into a destination?
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigs
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One of the biggest appeals of the train ride is the open carriages on the route, which allow passengers to sit and enjoy the fresh air.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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Then, one of the carriages snaps out of place and rams into another.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Eaton supplies electrical components used in data centers.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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The workshop also supplies one of Mexico’s Four Seasons hotels.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the pain will also reverberate through the broader economy, as federal workers stay at home and avoid the types of routine daily purchases — lunches, cabs, haircuts — that can make local economies hum.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight's crew as an enforcer.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Williams’ background in urban planning and ecology also equips her to help clients restore the landscapes around their buildings, turning projects into regenerative spaces rather than scars on the land.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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My team’s research suggests that mindfulness equips people with the psychological skills required to successfully change behavior.—
Masha Remskar,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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And from Wednesday, the two-time Olympic champion and 400m hurdle world record holder will be the face of the technologically advanced running set, which outfits her feet and her wrist.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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With a slip dress The simplest way to give your favorite summer outfits a winter makeover?—
Clare Holden,
Glamour,
6 Oct. 2025
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Historian-folklorist Adrienne Mayor reminds us that the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata already envision mechanical warriors and self-moving chariots forged by the engineer-god Viśvakarma.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.—
Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Rigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigs. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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