Thesaurus results for QUICK FIX

quick fix

noun

Definition of quick fix

as in substitute

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Recent Examples of quick fix Just using one of these databases as a quick fix doesn’t really teach you anything. — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 14 Aug. 2026 And in a further stroke of bad luck, the manufacturer of the statues was away on holidays, so there was no quick fix. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Most studies suggest any benefits are likely to be modest, so no single beverage should be viewed as a quick fix. — Brianna Tobritzhofer, HEALTH, 3 Aug. 2026 Picking the right mask for your hair type and concern makes all the difference between a half-hearted quick fix and a true showstopper transformation. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quick fix

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Noun

Fuelled in part by the overprescription of painkillers like OxyContin in the 1990s, the market for unregulated substitutes exploded into what became regarded as an epidemic by the turn of the millennium.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Then manufacturers learned to crush cottonseed for oil to be used in soap, cooking and as a substitute for animal fats.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of substitute

Noun

But Reddington disagreed, and argued that the juror appears to have a personal issue that is hindering them from being able to deliberate fairly, and that the juror should be replaced with an alternate.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Reddington variously asked the judge either to remove the holdout and replace him with an alternate or to order the jury to continue deliberating.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of alternate

Noun

When your cooler cycles off, S2000 uses only 10W to keep AC ports ready, falling to just 2W in standby with outlets off.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
CareFlite responded with two EMS units and a supervisor, with a helicopter placed on airborne standby, fire officials said.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of standby

Noun

Now the clock is ticking on whether Harbaugh is grooming McCarthy to compete with Jameis Winston for the starting job or if the Giants only acquired McCarthy as developmental backup insurance.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
However, Bagent is expected to serve as the backup to third-stringer Case Keenum, who will start, according to multiple reports.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of backup

Noun

Most hiring managers use the tech not only to whittle down applicants and schedule interviews, but also as a stand-in interviewer.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
But her stand-in candidate is widely believed to have won the election with almost two-thirds of the vote.

— Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand-in

Noun

Challenged on all sides, Hansen finds that his only recourse is to throw himself, with ever more frenzied self-seriousness, into his work.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
People arrested at these checkpoints have virtually no legal recourse and many young men have subsequently been forced into the military.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

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