JERRY-BUILDS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

jerry-builds

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present tense third-person singular of jerry-build

as in rigs (up)

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Something as simple as moving a UI element a few pixels to the right, for instance, requires a full prompt and a roughly minute-long wait as the AI completely rebuilds the app.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Just as training breaks down muscle tissue that rebuilds through nutrition and rest, adaptation requires recovery.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebuilds

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All-wing approach The Z4 replaces much of the traditional tube-and-wing layout with a broad airframe that combines the fuselage and lifting surfaces.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Part ballerina, part pump, the style combines the gamine energy of your favorite flats with the limb-elongating power of a classic heel.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of combines

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Where Gravis retrofits machines already on site, Monumental deploys its own fleet from scratch.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Four years later, her company, DB Trucks, buys and builds water trucks, or retrofits trucks that customers own, for uses like construction sites and firefighting.

— Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of retrofits

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The scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Meyer reconstructs the bureaucratic and financial machinery behind the rescues, one of his book’s genuinely valuable contributions.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconstructs

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Samba has ties to the Brazilian Carnival tradition, so Anna picks out a floral fabric and designs a skirt with feather-style panels that will move around with the dancer.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Katie Becker, chief creative officer of Arc’teryx, said the brand designs products to perform for the long term.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

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