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Recent Examples of stopgap
State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The vice president reaffirmed Republicans’ strategy of trying to pick off a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for stopgap funding to reopen the government.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
Democrats demand that any stopgap bill include additional spending on health-care protections, including an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that are due to expire at year’s end.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Rollins said in a TV interview Tuesday that Senate Democrats have repeatedly rejected stopgap spending measures that could enable the government to reopen and prevent any disruption in the delivery of SNAP benefits.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The vice president reaffirmed Republicans’ strategy of trying to pick off a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for stopgap funding to reopen the government.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Passing a stopgap measure to end the shutdown requires at least 60 votes, larger than Republicans' majority in the Senate.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
Democrats demand that any stopgap bill include additional spending on health-care protections, including an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that are due to expire at year’s end.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopgap
Noun
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In Normal, Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Do not take this as a substitute for sitting down with someone in a white coat to tell you what’s what.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The deputy was seen on video struggling through makeshift barricades of mattresses and furniture before confronting Camacho, who was holding the boy in a chokehold with one hand while brandishing a knife in the other.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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With Rico Dowdle starting at running back for the first time since Week 6, Carolina’s offense was able to move the ball effectively on the ground, even with a makeshift offensive line missing multiple starters.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This week’s episode — which had a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame theme — resulted in Danielle Fishel getting sent home, while Jen Affleck and former Taylor Swift backup dancer Jan Ravnik were eliminated the week before that.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Briny oysters are the star of this dish with little backup needed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Some pointed to proxy measures like Net Promoter Score or employee engagement surveys.—
por John Blakey,
Harvard Business Review,
4 Nov. 2025
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At a Congressional hearing on proxy advisors earlier this year, Rose said that more than 100 institutional investors voted in almost total lockstep with ISS or Glass Lewis recommendations in 2020.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet even this make-do meal felt extravagant.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite its make-do simplicity, bulldog gravy is delicious when made with flavorful fat, such as from smoky bacon.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Stopgap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopgap. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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