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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
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are on unpaid leave while awaiting trial for allegedly rigging pitches.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
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Noun
Companies run teleoperation farms where people strap into VR rigs and exoskeletons and pilot robots through the same dull tasks over and over, logging every motion as training data.
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Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Verb
Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information.
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Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are on unpaid leave while awaiting trial for allegedly rigging pitches.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rig
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The vehicle has carriage-style seating for four people, with passengers facing each other.
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In recent years, carriage negotiations have led to temporary channel blackouts between Disney and services such as YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream, highlighting the high stakes of content licensing deals.
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The best Prime Day clothing deals tend to change day by day, so check back in over the course of the event to shop all the newest and most exciting markdowns.
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Of course, those who’ve shopped the sale before know that many of the best Amazon Prime Day deals aren’t in the clothing department at all.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Some locations have tables equipped with leash hooks and water bowls.
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The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
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Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad.
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But this year, according to a dress code reviewed by The Athletic, women have been told that strapless, off-the-shoulder and spaghetti-strap attire is not permitted, with illustrations of appropriate and inappropriate wear for both men and women.
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Shop More Loft Sales Talbots is the destination for elegant travel outfits and office-ready attire.
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During the pandemic, the company started supplying medical apparel to hospitals and schools, and the business took off, with revenue doubling in 2020, Beig said.
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The crypto members supply what the banks and merchants cannot.
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The Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site, in the municipality of Guareña, has turned up a remarkable specimen, an extraordinary bronze votive chariot, the likes of which has never been uncovered in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Like watching a chariot crash with a rider named Oedipus.
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Footwear is really the only requirement to wear a caftan dress, so feel free to pull out your summertime hits like strappy sandals.
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Keep a handful near your washing machine or drying rack for blouses, dresses, workout wear, or delicate pieces that should skip the dryer.
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“Rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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