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make do
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as in cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
She could make do just fine and didn't need anyone's help.
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Recent Examples of make-do
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Yet even this make-do meal felt extravagant.
—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
The videos show more than a dozen people in a cramped, windowless room apparently wearing the clothes they were detained in and sleeping on make-do beds of aluminum blankets.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Some were make-do solutions installed by IT and not documented, and others were put there by employees tired of waiting for more storage.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
While teasing the reader with questions about the child’s paternity, Lamont’s story of a make-do family revels in the often comically porous borders of faith, home, and adulthood.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Coming from the era of make-do pies, chess pie is simple and (unlike buttermilk pie or custard pie) typically includes vinegar or cornmeal in the batter, often both.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Yet even this make-do meal felt extravagant.
—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
The videos show more than a dozen people in a cramped, windowless room apparently wearing the clothes they were detained in and sleeping on make-do beds of aluminum blankets.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Some were make-do solutions installed by IT and not documented, and others were put there by employees tired of waiting for more storage.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
While teasing the reader with questions about the child’s paternity, Lamont’s story of a make-do family revels in the often comically porous borders of faith, home, and adulthood.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make-do
Adjective
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In most cases, the natural tendency to organize large teams into smaller groups wins out, and flat teams end up establishing makeshift hierarchies in the absence of formal ones.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The government, meanwhile, is using Lebanon's largest sports stadium as a makeshift shelter, where Nazha, her husband and more than 800 other people have been sleeping in the semiopen corridors under the stands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If the launch is delayed, backup windows are available on April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 30.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Lakers needed all of James’ versatility with backup big men Jaxson Hayes (back soreness) and Maxi Kleber (lumber back strain) sidelined.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rubel then made a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee to give lawmakers time to discuss it.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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Dropped on the wrong side of the street by the substitute bus driver, Lens was crossing in front of the bus towards his house when he was fatally struck.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The House on Thursday passed bill (HB 697) that includes a stopgap measure to restore cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The House on Thursday passed bill HB 697 that includes a stopgap measure to restore cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Make-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make-do. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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