as in to think (up)
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With the shot clock running down, Nembhard threw up a prayer.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2025 -
The old Soviet Union threw up tens of thousands of cheap, cold, concrete apartments across the city from the 60s through the 90s.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Less than a week after the explosion destroyed his fertility clinic, Dr. Maher Abdallah vows to rebuild.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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People rebuilt and reimagined their communities with the help of everything their ancestors left behind, while also, perhaps, vowing not to repeat their mistakes.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Trump claimed that the approximately $400 million jet would be a gift to the United States government and would be retrofitted to be Air Force One until the end of his term.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
18 May 2025
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But administration officials have neglected to mention that any such gifted aircraft would need to be retrofitted from the inside out with new power systems, electrical wiring and other technology for secure communications and self-defense.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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