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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
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Different modes allow the operator to alter the physical feel of the rig.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Editors’ Picks How Healthy Is Tofu? Local elections in 1987 were widely perceived as rigged, disadvantaging a coalition of Muslim parties.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Tungsten, an ultra-hard metal, is used in ammunition, semiconductor chips, and alloys found in jet engines and deep-drilling rigs.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Different modes allow the operator to alter the physical feel of the rig.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Many states have privacy laws that give you the right to request that data brokers remove your personal information, but the system seems to be rigged to make exercising those rights unreasonably difficult.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Editors’ Picks How Healthy Is Tofu? Local elections in 1987 were widely perceived as rigged, disadvantaging a coalition of Muslim parties.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rig
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Both tours include stops at the Little Rock Violin Shop at 316 W. 11th St. Originally known as the Baer Building, this commercial building was a stable and carriage house for the Baer Brothers Grocery that once stood at the nearby corner of Rock Street.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Last year, West Midlands Railway welcomed a longer stock of carriages that can bear greater capacity.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Duval awaits visitors with bars, live music, restaurants, art galleries, hotels and guesthouses, and clothing and souvenir shops.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Food and clothing shall be distributed to each of you by your superior, not equally to all, for all do not enjoy equal health, but rather according to each one's need.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The unit is also equipped with a Clean Sense IQ monitor, which will keep track of any extra particles.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2025
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The designs are equipped with a hint of femininity and edginess.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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At $277, cab fare came in as the fourth-largest spending category in her January budget.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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The driver was not hurt but needed to be rescued from the truck’s cab.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Canada, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and Vietnam supplied nearly two-thirds of steel mill product imports in 2024, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute, a trade association.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Office supplies for a research lab working on something that could change the world?—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Archaeologists excavating the site of a future golf course were surprised to find evidence of a prehistoric village — including a rare chariot wheel dating back millennia.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The small asteroid is named for the Greek mythology character who drove the Sun god Helios' chariot because of the asteroid's close approach to the Sun, according to NASA.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Dec. 2024
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Punjabi actor, singer and producer Diljit Dosanjh took the third position wearing a Prabal Gurung look inspired by royal Sikh attire and earning an MIV of $7.3 million, while Hamilton, Domingo and Bad Bunny, who wore Prada, filled out the top five spots among Met Gala men.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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Stokes opted for all-black dressing to complement Ballerini’s attire.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
Verb
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But Beck had barely furnished his office when Rice burst in on him that summer.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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This is simply furnished with just a chair and a desk area that presumably serves as a home office, though there is space in there for more seating too.—
Adam Williams
May 07,
New Atlas,
7 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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