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temporary expedient
noun as in stopgap
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noun as in substitute
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Nor was the substitution of slave labor for white a temporary expedient.
Moreover the Indians readily discover that the settlement which is proposed to them is merely a temporary expedient.
If some compromise is found necessary, it should be looked upon only as a temporary expedient, and not as a permanent policy.
This, however, was only a temporary expedient, and we have now to consider the radical modifications in designs.
As a temporary expedient they sometimes used a bear or buffalo skin, tying the legs together at each end to fashion a rude boat.
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On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to temporary expedient, such as: band-aid, expediency, expedient, improvisation, makeshift, and recourse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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