rigged

verb

Definition of riggednext
past tense of rig
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 Emmanuel Clase, a baseball closer who pitched for the Cleveland Guardians, reportedly rigged individual pitches across three seasons. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Dominion alleged that the cable network operator had knowingly broadcast false claims that Dominion had rigged the 2020 presidential election. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Stunt coordinator Joel Kramer rigged up a support mechanism for the 750-pound motorcycle, since otherwise the jump was deemed too dangerous. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump continues to push debunked claims that the 2020 election was rigged, as well as other voting misconduct conspiracies that often focus on California. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 His Season 2 appearance was intended as a one-off, but the cartel member turned DEA informant turned severed head rigged to detonate atop a tortoise proved to be a massive hit with viewers, prompting a flashback return the following season. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The large-scale equipment, boats, campsites were lit ablaze or rigged with dynamite and detonated by the officials. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 In any case, the bus is rigged to explode, ostensibly holding Annie and everyone else in a deathtrap. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 The new president also faces opposition from Petro, who has refused to acknowledge the election result and claimed, without providing credible evidence, that the vote count was rigged. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigged
  1. equipped
  2. furnished
  3. supplied
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  • Reaching this secluded region requires specially equipped 4x4s capable of navigating volcanic landscapes, mountain tracks, and glacial river crossings that remain inaccessible for most of the year.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Ti 9 is rear-wheel drive and comes equipped with the DiSus-P Ultra hydraulic suspension.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipped
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  • There are plenty of Ostalgie museums in today’s united Germany, furnished with memorabilia of the German Democratic Republic, from twigs of barbed wire to Trabant gearboxes.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The only teaser photo showing the production van's rear-end ahead of its mid-September debut does so from the vantage point of a large, breezy cabin tent, furnished with a folding table and chair set.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of furnished
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  • Turkey is known to have supplied Sudan’s military with TB2 drones after the country’s current civil war began in April 2023.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The recall is connected to an ongoing multistate salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplied

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“Rigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigged. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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