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as in makeshifts
a temporary replacement
if you're a spectator caught without rainwear at a sporting event, then a plastic garbage bag makes an acceptable, if unfashionable, expedient
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as in means
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
he vowed to use any expedient available to get the project done on time
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as in opportunities
something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available
since there wasn't a single bandage left in our backpacks, we had to use a bandanna, our only expedient
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedients
Noun
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Being Different means standing apart - leading on innovation and setting trends.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
As part of the litigation, Snyder-Hill and his co-plaintiffs have sought to depose Wexner and recently won court approval to subpoena him through alternative means after his attorney refused to accept service and other efforts proved futile.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Signé added that governments must ensure key rights for citizens that secure inclusive opportunities in order to develop a healthy economy.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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As part of those efforts, the Public Investment Fund gathered about a dozen prominent families on the Red Sea last month to assess their appetite for participating in future opportunities, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Clean energy systems are not just lower-carbon substitutes for fossil fuels.—
Maria Mendiluce,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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In Mapleton Public Schools, 66 teachers called out, and district officials were able to fill most of the absences with substitutes, Johnson said.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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Democrats want to add accountability measures to immigration enforcement and require body cameras and end the use of masks by agents.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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While the outages have not caused a mass outpouring of anger, some have tried to rally against the measures.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Events in downtown coffee shops, hotel ballrooms, and at the Minneapolis American Indian Center helped urban tribal citizens connect and share resources, said Christine Yellow Bird, who directs the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s satellite office in Fargo, North Dakota.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Confined to the bar's titular green room, the band is forced to use its limited resources to find a way out.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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The groove here is younger than at other resorts, so water sports and other feats of athleticism by the beach are encouraged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last year, Laurence Rossignol, a socialist senator, called for a curb on the rising number of child-free hotels and holiday resorts.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Expedients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedients. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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