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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Barry Howard of Hot Springs assumed a new role Saturday at the Simmons Bank Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock.Frankie Frisco, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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This wasn’t strict regional Mexicano but, rather, a new interpretation, combining swagger and romanticism.Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Odds and gambling platforms do not use the same methodologies used by traditional political polling, and therefore are not substitutes for political polls.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the union’s governing body overwhelmingly passed a substitute motion to set up voluntary forums for union members to discuss the issue.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Permit deer hunts near A permit-only alternative firearms deer season, formerly muzzle-loader season, is set for Nov. 22-25 at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Specifically, with only 144 roster spots across 12 WNBA teams, NIL success is creating alternative pathways for women athletes to leverage their collegiate careers into sustainable business opportunities in the sport of basketball.Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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But House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana is currently trying pair the controversial legislation with a stopgap funding bill that would help avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of this month.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
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Federal pandemic relief aid and a bipartisan $10 million stopgap measure delayed the deepest cuts, but those were temporary solutions.Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Both filmmakers and composers thrive on raising the out-there bar on one another, resulting in the alternate grunt track.Scott Huver, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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Random bars of music or lyrics send the characters cascading through an alternate history of the 20th century toward the potential end of existence.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recovery is often simple through remote backups and restore to recover.Amir Elichai, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Wide receiver Deebo Samuel and backup running back Jordan Mason are both active and healthy after spending the week as limited participants in practice, per the team.Sam Joseph, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Over four decades, Heartwood has taught thousands of students about timber framing and other building arts and continues to be a place for people to gather and discover the tools to build with purpose.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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There are also four other series in the Yellowstone universe that are in development or have already premiered.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Makeshift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makeshift. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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