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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
Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Installation takes two people about an hour on most rigs.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
Karen Zraick, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Minton, a handyman, rigged up batteries so that Connell could still straighten her hair every day.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
But there was a problem: Dozens of the rigs that would have carried extra crews that day were out of service.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Installation takes two people about an hour on most rigs.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to the worst offshore oil spill in American history.
—Karen Zraick, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Minton, a handyman, rigged up batteries so that Connell could still straighten her hair every day.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rig
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The shift from demanding certainty to seeking understanding equips leaders to adapt to an unpredictable world.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Project 713, a 195-foot superyacht with a blue-gray hull, is the first vessel from the company to be equipped with solar cells for power, alongside its diesel-electric main propulsion.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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From dazzling attire to handmade treasures, Baton Rouge’s talented makers and artisans are redefining how visitors celebrate and remember Mardi Gras.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Johnson’s Trump later goes after Zelensky’s attire.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There are also deals on matching furniture sets that take the guesswork out of furnishing a deck, patio, or backyard.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Rooms, furnished in timelessly elegant style, start at 459 Canadian dollars, or about $321, for a double in winter.—
Cindy Hirschfeld,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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