rigged (up)

past tense of rig (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged (up)
Verb
  • As the story goes, Young threw up three separate times in his first workout.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Warriors forward drove into the paint and threw up a shot through contact from three defenders.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So Steve took the whole piece apart and rebuilt it later.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
  • One of the names circling the rumor mill for all of these top jobs is Kiffin, who has rebuilt Mississippi into a powerhouse in the SEC.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another attractive point of the system is that existing drum motors can be retrofitted with the new technology.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The bills would give local governments the authority to set stricter fire safety rules, such as requiring landlords to retrofit older buildings with sprinklers.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Oaklawn Avenue Bridge, which was just reconstructed for the I-77 north expansion, may be partially demolished and rebuilt.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed, and reconstructed East Wing currently sits, the press release added.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Rigged (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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