jerry-build

verb

Definition of jerry-buildnext
as in to reedify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-build
  1. throw up
  2. rebuild
  3. retrofit
  4. reassemble
  5. reconstruct
  6. combine
  7. redevelop
  8. devise
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  • The 24-time Grand Slam champion appeared to suffer a cramp in his left foot, threw up, and took a medical time-out to have his back massaged between the fourth and fifth sets before losing to Argentine player Mariano Navone.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • If the individual begins throwing up, or if symptoms get worse or last for over an hour – call 911.
    — Chad Murphy, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of throw up
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  • The barrages prompted Putin last month to decree that the state temporarily can seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or don’t rebuild them after strikes.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Though the hotel burned down twice, it was rebuilt following the more recent fire of 1925; its present-day structure is inspired by Rome’s Villa Medici.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebuild
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  • Additionally, external protectors can be retrofitted onto individual chain links.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
  • American said its full fleet of 20 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will be retrofitted by next year.
    — Michele Luhn, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of retrofit
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  • Efforts to reassemble the Syrian state after Assad’s fall have unfolded under this shadow.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • These float-bots can assemble, detach, and reassemble themselves into platforms of varying shapes like Lego or the interchangeable world of the Micronauts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reassemble
Verb
  • The results helped engineers reconstruct the programming requirements needed for the BALDCU.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstruct
Verb
  • When combined with a hot blanket of the humidity the city has endured throughout the summer, players could be forced to withdraw from their matches or push through, risking injury.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The calculation refers to nominal total returns, combining coupon income and changes in the bond's market price.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of combine
Verb
  • The leftover showers and thunderstorms from former Tropical Storm Dolly are still tracking west toward the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas, but their chance to redevelop into another tropical depression or storm is low.
    — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In April and June of this year, the Jordanian, Saudi, Syrian, and Turkish governments agreed to redevelop the Hejaz Railway within three to four years.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of redevelop
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  • To create objects with collapsibility as a core feature, Toyonaga’s team devised an analytic design algorithm allowing incremental construction of complex scissored surfaces.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then, in a famous 1937 paper, the mathematician Alan Turing devised a model based on hypothetical machines that could read and write symbols printed on an infinite tape according to a set of simple rules.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of devise
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“Jerry-build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-build. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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