work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
Examples of work-around in a Sentence
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Miller Lite has figured out a work-around to Dry January.
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 4 June 2024
So far, his increasingly frustrated partners have found work-arounds.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
Danielle had discovered a work-around and wanted to share it with Miranda.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Currently, Tennessee Oncology’s pharmacy has devised a complicated work-around to comply with the Stark regulation by sending daily shipments of drug to the 36 various clinic sites around the state.
—Samyukta Mullangi, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
The uncrewed robot spacecraft reached the lunar surface on Thursday after a nail-biting final approach and descent in which a problem surfaced with the lander’s navigation system, requiring engineers on the ground to employ an untested work-around at the 11th hour.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
In years past, parents without Social Security numbers were able to fill out their portions of the FAFSA by using a work-around.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
One potential work-around is for families in this situation to file the paper version of the FAFSA, bypassing the computer glitch.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 4 June 2024
So far, his increasingly frustrated partners have found work-arounds.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
Danielle had discovered a work-around and wanted to share it with Miranda.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Currently, Tennessee Oncology’s pharmacy has devised a complicated work-around to comply with the Stark regulation by sending daily shipments of drug to the 36 various clinic sites around the state.
—Samyukta Mullangi, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
The uncrewed robot spacecraft reached the lunar surface on Thursday after a nail-biting final approach and descent in which a problem surfaced with the lander’s navigation system, requiring engineers on the ground to employ an untested work-around at the 11th hour.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
In years past, parents without Social Security numbers were able to fill out their portions of the FAFSA by using a work-around.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
One potential work-around is for families in this situation to file the paper version of the FAFSA, bypassing the computer glitch.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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