rigs (up)

present tense third-person singular of rig (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigs (up)
Verb
  • The weekend after an international break often throws up uncertainties, but Mikel Arteta’s team are reliably competitive and the loss of their captain, Martin Odegaard, to injury shouldn’t change that.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But sometimes Test cricket throws up something so utterly gripping, unrivalled in sports.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An ideal scenario for the remainder of the year would have the recent choppiness last a bit longer to qualify as a proper scare, skimming the froth off the speculative stuff and resetting expectations in a way that rebuilds investors' capacity to be surprised to the upside.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More recent rebuilds utilise innovative systems to get fans through food and drink concessions quicker.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Rigs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigs%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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