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make do with

VERB

use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

Example Sentences

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At first the curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago had to make do with photos of the animal.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The students who come from the neighborhoods she serves have to make do with schools that don’t instill curiosity but simply demand that they memorize things and sit still.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Certain conversations are had away from Nguyen’s watchful camera, and we’re often only left with the aftermath as BTS tries to make do with the demands on their time and creativity.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But since Donnarumma's arrival the England Under-21 international has had to make do with domestic cup appearances and a rare chance in the Champions League.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But those were in the early days of the undead plague, when a trip into town could mean death by shambler, and we had to make do with what was at hand.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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