rigs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rig (up)
as in cooks (up)

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  1. throws up
  2. rebuilds
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  • That throws up a juxtaposition whereby clubs have to balance competing objectives.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Landon Barker throws up a peace sign at Elie Tahari’s Fourth of July celebration in the Hamptons, New York, on July 3.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of throws 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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“Rigs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigs%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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