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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, 5 Apr. 2026
Greenlanders’ self-reliance and make-do adaptation in its unforgiving climate further cement the comparison.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 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
Chess pie hails from an era of make-do pies.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
Greenlanders’ self-reliance and make-do adaptation in its unforgiving climate further cement the comparison.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 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
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Gary Wilcox, a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, concluded his opening remarks at the May Day protest with a blessing of the Miccosukee Tribe’s land, which is adjacent to the makeshift immigration detention camp, saying real suffering is happening to those being caged under the tents.—
Churchill Ndonwie
May 2,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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In a makeshift demonstration kitchen in Concord, California, cooking oil splatters in and around a frying pan, which catches fire on an unattended gas stove.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup role as Deshaun Watson remained on the physically unable to perform list, even after the team opened his 21-day practice window in December.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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These NOTAMs usually cover a few minutes to a few hours for a primary launch date, and perhaps a backup date in the event of a delay.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Depending on the time of year, substitute in-season veggies.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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On 100 minutes, substitute Brian Cipenga whipped in a corner from the left that evaded both attacking and defensive players and bounced in off the onrushing Tuanzebe.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Holmes has taken his share of heat for a pass rush that leaned heavily on Aidan Hutchinson, while the opposite edge spot cycled through aging, injury-prone or stopgap options.—
Bob Tripi,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Philippines, Japan, Thailand and South Korea, among others, have turned to coal as a stopgap measure to stabilize their power supply amid volatility in oil and natural gas markets.—
Julius Cesar Trajano,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Make-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make-do. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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