work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
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Recently, Delta Air Lines took delivery of a new Airbus A350-900 plane via Japan as a work-around.
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Still, work-arounds do exist for those who are unable to receive one before the deadline or who choose not to.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 May 2025
At some point, a work-around becomes a compromise, and a compromise becomes a resignation.
—Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
Whether that work-around survives into the future is unknown.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Still, work-arounds do exist for those who are unable to receive one before the deadline or who choose not to.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 May 2025
At some point, a work-around becomes a compromise, and a compromise becomes a resignation.
—Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
Whether that work-around survives into the future is unknown.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for work-around
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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