as in makeshift
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make do
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as in cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
She could make do just fine and didn't need anyone's help.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
Saar’s, in weathered turquoise, evokes instead notions of scavenging and make-do.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
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Many of its most successful innovations on the battlefield are the result of having to make-do, or turning to unconventional means to accomplish a mission.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
Saar’s, in weathered turquoise, evokes instead notions of scavenging and make-do.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Make-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make-do. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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