as in makeshifts
a temporary replacement
the coach we have now was only hired as a stopgap until someone with more experience is found
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Recent Examples of stopgaps
Many residents who lose housing still have their cars — which can be essential to keeping a job — and the lots are meant to serve as stopgaps until more permanent places are found.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Foreign systems such as the Rapier and Stinger continue to serve as stopgaps.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
However, officials stress that these measures are stopgaps.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Foreign systems such as the Rapier and Stinger continue to serve as stopgaps.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
However, officials stress that these measures are stopgaps.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopgaps
substitutes
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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Other companies in China are also working to develop substitutes for Nvidia's H20 chip, the most advanced one Nvidia was allowed to sell in China before Beijing recently directed companies not to buy it.—
Sean Conlon,Brian Evans,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Stopgaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopgaps. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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