as in equipped
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 rigged
Is there a way for young people to save enough to buy a home in the near future, or is the system rigged against them?
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The caveat, however, is that this game was rigged in secret.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Although details are thin, the description of the threat suggests an elite hacking group, possibly a spyware developer, has been delivering the attack through images secretly rigged to abuse the flaw.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit after Dominion Voting Systems sued the conservative cable outlet for broadcasting false claims its machines rigged 2020 election results.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The caveat, however, is that this game was rigged in secret.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Although details are thin, the description of the threat suggests an elite hacking group, possibly a spyware developer, has been delivering the attack through images secretly rigged to abuse the flaw.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit after Dominion Voting Systems sued the conservative cable outlet for broadcasting false claims its machines rigged 2020 election results.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged
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Businesses that focus on liquidity management are better equipped not just to survive but to take advantage of opportunities that others might miss.—
Joe Camberato,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Lewis, a Middlebury Institute of International Studies missile expert, said the Sparrow variant can be equipped with an inert warhead, which may explain the limited physical damage in Doha despite the lethal force.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Breakfast, lunch, and evening tapas are served at the Farmhouse restaurant, where tables spill onto a new garden shaded by olive trees and furnished with wrought-iron chairs topped with striped and botanical-print cushions.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The place is illuminated by skylights and furnished with tasteful vintage pieces.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ava Poire scored a goal and supplied three assists to guide Ipswich to a 6-0 Cape Ann League victory over Rockport.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The charger is supplied with a compact 30W power supply and a USB-C cable.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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