as in new
taking the place of one that came before
turned a towel into a makeshift skirt
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make shift
3 of 3phrase
as in cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
They were able to make shift without borrowing money.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for makeshift
Adjective
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The 151st Kentucky Derby set new records for all-sources handle and viewership.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025 -
The sports arena floated as a solution to save the State Fair site never materialized, but new buildings did begin to replace the old on the fairgrounds, including a 1,000-seat amphitheater in 1974 and a new Coliseum in 1976.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Vought left the meeting saying there would be a substitute amendment that would eliminate $400 million in cuts to an AIDS prevention program, one of the main concerns of Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.—
July 16,
CBS News,
16 July 2025
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The collard greens were a substitute food for that day and not posted on the day’s menu, according to health department documents.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Monday named interim President Jim Davis as the sole finalist in the presidential search for UT Austin, using an alternative process in lieu of a presidential search committee.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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However, there's an alternative hypothesis: The star may have been stripped apart a piece at a time, forming a stream of material around the black hole.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The request, which was made in July, is a temporary stopgap while the company awaits federal clearance to dredge a permanent channel to the Wallops Island site.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Whereas Donkey Kong’s return could’ve been just a fun stopgap until their next truly big game, Bananza instead plays out as a showstopper worthy of ushering in Switch 2’s arrival.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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The 33-page draft plan appears to detail alternate facilities that could be used in an evacuation, procedures for detainee transportation and other measures that would be enacted in the event of a powerful storm or other emergency.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Nail varnish that was black and green on alternate fingers.—
Kate Weinberg
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Fermin, the primary backup to Royals icon Salvador Perez, has supplied a .648 OPS and 0.4 fWAR in 67 games this season.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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This is an area where the cheaper S25 Ultra still beats the new foldable, with higher-resolution backup cameras and multiple optical zoom levels.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite the overall increase, significant reductions in veteran homelessness in Indianapolis and the U.S. at large hold lessons for how to help other groups, advocates say.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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According to English, wages at other manufacturing plants that do similar work are much higher than at Challenge, where some employees are paid as little as $18 an hour.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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“Makeshift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makeshift. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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