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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
But as both chambers fall behind in their annual funding work, some are already expecting a stopgap measure will be needed to prevent a shutdown in October and buy Congress more time to strike an eventual bicameral funding deal for fiscal 2026.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 10 July 2025
Temporary nuclear waste storage sites run by private companies have emerged as a stopgap solution while the federal government searches for a permanent one.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
On Thursday, in an effort to keep the rings, Lawson-Remer and City Council President Joe LaCava, whose District 1 includes La Jolla, announced a stopgap solution — county grant funding to keep the fire pits funded through summer 2026.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Adjective
In his new situation, Wilson will be a stopgap for the Giants while first-round pick Jaxson Dart develops behind the scenes.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
But as both chambers fall behind in their annual funding work, some are already expecting a stopgap measure will be needed to prevent a shutdown in October and buy Congress more time to strike an eventual bicameral funding deal for fiscal 2026.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 10 July 2025
Temporary nuclear waste storage sites run by private companies have emerged as a stopgap solution while the federal government searches for a permanent one.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
On Thursday, in an effort to keep the rings, Lawson-Remer and City Council President Joe LaCava, whose District 1 includes La Jolla, announced a stopgap solution — county grant funding to keep the fire pits funded through summer 2026.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopgap
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
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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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
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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
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“Stopgap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopgap. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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