JURY-RIGGING Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

jury-rigging

verb

present participle of jury-rig

as in patching (together)

to make or assemble roughly or hastily we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

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Recent Examples of jury-rigging For pet owner Tyler (who preferred not to use his last name), relocating from Napa to New York with his dog Bread meant jury-rigging a plan when no Bark flights were available on his travel date. — Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025 That realization has, in recent weeks, set off a scramble on the part of the Iranian regime to find suitable storage, an effort that has entailed everything from reactivating old storage facilities to jury-rigging vacant tankers to serve the purpose. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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throwing up

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There was a point that night, still being replayed on social media even now, where Connors was running along the back wall, throwing up lobs as the noise in the place kept building with each one.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
The 20-second clip concluded with Lacob turning away from Dunleavy and throwing up his arms in apparent exasperation.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Definition of throwing up

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