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
Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Mack realized a pocket device could rival his custom rigs, so Lightcraft shifted from hardware to software.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Aircraft were worked on outdoors, engines attached to makeshift rigs, and progress came in fits and starts.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
To compare apples and oranges, Exxon owns and controls the vast majority of its industry-leading Permian position, and is operating a whopping 35 drilling rigs there.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
According to Peru law, discontinued rigs at sea must be removed entirely to restore the marine environment to its original state.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Included are seven types of lure rigs, hooks, soft baits, hard baits, spinners and more.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When the two new brush rigs come online this fall, Fire-Rescue will have 13 such specialized wildfire trucks in its fleet.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
But for every one of them, there’s two or three owners using their rigs to commute to their Fortune 500 office jobs, squeaking through the Starbucks drive-thru on their way in every day.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Mack realized a pocket device could rival his custom rigs, so Lightcraft shifted from hardware to software.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Aircraft were worked on outdoors, engines attached to makeshift rigs, and progress came in fits and starts.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
To compare apples and oranges, Exxon owns and controls the vast majority of its industry-leading Permian position, and is operating a whopping 35 drilling rigs there.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
According to Peru law, discontinued rigs at sea must be removed entirely to restore the marine environment to its original state.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Included are seven types of lure rigs, hooks, soft baits, hard baits, spinners and more.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When the two new brush rigs come online this fall, Fire-Rescue will have 13 such specialized wildfire trucks in its fleet.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
But for every one of them, there’s two or three owners using their rigs to commute to their Fortune 500 office jobs, squeaking through the Starbucks drive-thru on their way in every day.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigs
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The flagship coaster weaves through a Lego castle and is formed from carriages pulled by the toymaker's trademark green dragon.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Its two yellow carriages, dating back to the 1920s, feature vintage wooden benches, brass fittings, and dials.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Just like an app store provides apps for your phone, npm supplies small pieces of code that developers use to build websites, mobile apps, and cloud platforms.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The city is very walkable; however, London's legendary black cabs can be easily found throughout the area.—
Aniesia Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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Currently, Waabi’s approach has included drivers in the cabs as part of its testing phase.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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How Positive Emotions Spark Action Happiness doesn’t just make people feel good in the moment, but also equips them to act.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Whether deployed in Africa or preparing for NATO operations, this combat vehicle represents a major leap forward in how France equips its frontline forces.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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See each one of Grande's MTV VMAs outfits below.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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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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“Rigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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