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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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Cars line up at all hours, hoods serving as makeshift tables while drivers unwrap sandwiches still warm from the press.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Three makeshift camps have been closed as a result of people finding housing, including a more permanent Fountain Square camp that garnered media coverage after residents called attention to growing piles of trash and reports of animal abuse.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another backup center option for down the road.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Many digital services have been restored over the past few days, but the Iranian drone strikes could sharpen focus on multi-region replication and backup options, Scott Tindall, partner in the infrastructure and energy team at law firm Hogan Lovells, told me.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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In the film, solar panels happen to serve as a substitute reflective surface.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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While the Panthers could look for a stopgap veteran starter in 2026, Jones could develop into a long-term answer in front of Bryce Young.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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It would most likely be intended only as a stopgap measure to buy time while the administration begins work on the second part of its plan.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Make-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make-do. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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