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 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 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

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throwing up

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Restoring the hotel’s façade will require more than just throwing up the scaffolding and calling in a team.

— Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
For me, at least, the highlight was getting to see Angie throwing up over the side of the boat.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing up

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