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as in carriage
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 clothing
covering for the human body
most of the celebrants of the town's bicentennial will be in festive rig—so don't show up in jeans
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as in to equip
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 rig
New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Democrats tell them the dream is rigged.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In the world of vinyl enthusiasts, Technics is probably best associated with the SL-1200 turntable that debuted way back in 1972 and quickly formed an essential part of many DJ rigs.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
The result is a system rigged for expediency and self-interest, not stewardship.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Democrats tell them the dream is rigged.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rig
Noun
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Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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That doesn’t mean that Olivia is blind to everybody else in the room, watching as Rafferty offers to accompany the ailing Anne home in a carriage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since buying the property in 2013, Swift has drawn fans to Bay Street, the village's main drag of clothing boutiques and ice cream counters, all checklist items on the Swiftie itinerary.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The duo poured cups of coffee from a rotation of conventional café spaces, such as Milwaukee Caffé, and unconventional ones, like Savvy Chic, a clothing and homeware boutique in Eastern Market.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They were equipped to disrupt the status quo in the top flight and forged an unexpected challenge for Champions League qualification before ultimately finishing seventh.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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That the test machines in the ballroom were 16-inch laptops (the largest mainstream size, allowing for more robust fan hardware and heatpipes/heatsinks), equipped with a generous 48GB of memory, naturally favors putting the chip’s best foot forward.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Georgi then watched as the trio pulled away in their cab.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight's crew as an enforcer.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The military contractor supplies weapons to Israel and is the maker of the MK-84 bomb, an unguided heavy explosive with a wide blast radius.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the post-merger structure, CBS Studios’ primary focus remains supplying the CBS broadcast network while still being able to do streaming series for Paramount+ and outside streamers when an opportunity presents itself.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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High jinks ensue, including a hilarious scene in the Big Game with a scampering dog and a chariot chase.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another clip captures Sheela and Alexander, a writer and artist, standing together in their wedding attire at the end of a dock.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Dumi’s infusion of tailoring with Nigerian lappa and wrapper attire was presented with the Savoir-Faire Prize by actor Camille Cottin at the 12th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers in September.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There, surrounding apple orchards and clumps of fallen, rotting fruit furnish the film with a rather literal visual metaphor, to which Etzler returns a bit too often.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Management is currently working on finalizing its 2026 to 2028 strategic plan of which creation, production and distribution of high-quality furnishing fabrics and wall coverings remains at the core.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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