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
John Burek, PC Magazine, 7 June 2026
Its all-new Paragon might just be the absolute Goldilocks of adventure rigs, bringing together state-of-the-art construction and a market-undercutting pricing structure.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2026
For the anglers, the concession will offer hooks, weights and rigs, and bait.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Inside, a few dozen crew members move through the rooms with practiced efficiency, managing cameras and lighting rigs.
—Maneet Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Instead of semi-trailer rigs spewing air pollutants while idling at the warehouses, data centers pull enormous amounts of electricity, housing computer systems that help train artificial intelligence criteria.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The company has decided to operate five completion crews for the rest of the year while adding two to three rigs to maintain a sufficient DUC backlog and ensure operational flexibility.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 10 May 2026
For producers, prices were high enough to turn a profit but not high enough to justify sending a bunch of drilling rigs out to boost production.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 May 2026
Having operated 15 rigs early this year, Van’t Hof said the company will now grow to 17 or 18 rigs.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 May 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Instead, it was scattered among the booths of the usual PC DIY suspects, helping builders dream up ever more creative ways to customize, cool, power, and show off their desktop rigs.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 7 June 2026
Its all-new Paragon might just be the absolute Goldilocks of adventure rigs, bringing together state-of-the-art construction and a market-undercutting pricing structure.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2026
For the anglers, the concession will offer hooks, weights and rigs, and bait.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Inside, a few dozen crew members move through the rooms with practiced efficiency, managing cameras and lighting rigs.
—Maneet Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Instead of semi-trailer rigs spewing air pollutants while idling at the warehouses, data centers pull enormous amounts of electricity, housing computer systems that help train artificial intelligence criteria.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The company has decided to operate five completion crews for the rest of the year while adding two to three rigs to maintain a sufficient DUC backlog and ensure operational flexibility.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 10 May 2026
For producers, prices were high enough to turn a profit but not high enough to justify sending a bunch of drilling rigs out to boost production.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 May 2026
Having operated 15 rigs early this year, Van’t Hof said the company will now grow to 17 or 18 rigs.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Verb
There’s infectious joy and wonder as the Eridian who will come to be known as Rocky begins communicating with Ryland, at first with rudimentary signals and then with more complex language once Ryland rigs a translation device.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigs
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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It is limited to a handful of vintage carriages and is frequently bought out by single families or private clubs, never reaching the public booking engines.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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This heritage can be felt everywhere, from the original kitchen (now reception) where the current owners’ grandmother used to sit, to the enormous vegetable garden that supplies the kitchen each day.—
Jaymi McCann,
TheWeek,
4 June 2026
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One such prize, the Nancy, was transporting 2,000 muskets, 30 tons of musket balls and a massive 15-inch brass mortar – supplies the American army desperately needed for the war effort.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Shaw and Martin wanted to film on Jamaica Avenue — one of New York’s busiest streets — with their cast running past shop fronts renamed as England players and yellow cabs with their names printed on the roof signs.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Tom Scullion has been driving one of London's famous black cabs for the past 34 years.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Instead of taking up any of the ultra-limited floor space inside the cabin, or expanding that cabin into something larger and heavier that many buyers don't want to tow, Encore equips the ROG trailer with a deployable part-time bathroom inside a rugged cargo box up on the trailer tongue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 June 2026
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Our enterprise-wide AI education and literacy program equips team members with the skills to apply AI responsibly and effectively, ensuring technology adoption drives real operational change.—
Marcus Balzereit,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Wheels of fire, chariots of fire, what’s that?—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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There are more than 25 attractions, including a carousel with wheelchair-accessible chariots, a sensory-friendly village, an accessible Ferris wheel, and a new wheelchair-accessible swing ride.—
Sarah Gilliland,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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Hannah’s Embroidered Jeans Reusing pieces was a conscious choice for Akuamoah while sourcing outfits for the show.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Unexpected Pop of Color Not all work outfits need to stick to neutral whites, blacks, or navy, something writer Caroline Hughes loves to challenge in her own closet.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 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 13 Jun. 2026.
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