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Recent Examples of rig
Noun
The rig for the riverboat was suspended 10-12 feet from the ground, in order to be able to simulate the movement on the rough water. Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025 The production was a unique experience for the leads, who acted in some scenes while also wearing the camera rigs. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
For decades, corporations, politicians, and industries have worked together to rig the system against the American people. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Here is a step-by-step guide on how to rig a Neko rig. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rig
Noun
  • TelevisaUnivision and internet-delivered pay-TV service Fubo hit a carriage impasse last December, resulting in the blackout of the company’s channels.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Another bill Gianforte enacted, SB 528, preempts all local prohibitions or restrictions on the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), such as a carriage houses, guest cottages, and pool houses.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Essential Clothes for the South's In-Between Season These items of clothing are otherwise known as the things that can save a Southerner who is concerned about dressing for day that ends up being warmer or cooler than anticipated.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The pins were designed by artificial intelligence startup Humane to be worn on clothing and could be tapped to talk to a virtual assistant.
    Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Prepare your vehicle: Ensure your gas tank is full and equip your vehicle with essential winter supplies such as a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket, extra warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
    Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The property is equipped with 219 heating and 103 cooling.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After perusing the vast assortment of premium shopping—from Burberry to Beams—surrounding the train station, hop in a cab to reach Shishi-Iwa House, your home for the night.
    Brandon Presser, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to serving its retail locations, Express Kitchens supplies cabinets for the country’s largest residential property developers such Toll Brothers and Winn Management, as well as Home Depot.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
  • My own writing since then has sketched out some of the consequences of its fiscal crisis for operations and provided a history of the budget plans and projections that its leadership has supplied to its trustees and, by extension, to the ratings agencies.
    Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now evidence of trip is found One of the artifacts was a terret ring, which would have been used on Celtic chariots to help guide the horse reins, the organization said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The small asteroid, which is more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Context While the U.S. Senate has traditionally adhered to an unwritten rule requiring business attire, enforcement has varied.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Drawing inspiration from classic boxing attire, the designs are reimagined with elevated details, seamlessly blending sport and style for everyday wear.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Casting is an expensive multistep process, though, and the same factories can furnish façades for new construction by the more straightforward technique of extrusion, yielding handsome but less ornate panels.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : The Charlie Attias Team One of the secondary bedrooms is furnished as a den.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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