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spare

verb as in do or manage without

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Shops and the stock market opened late on Thursday to reduce traffic congestion, and authorities adjusted public transport operating hours and put more than a dozen spare trains on standby in case of breakdowns.

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If United progress in the EFL Cup, he might have one spare midweek in his first three months in charge.

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However, the damage had been done and the visitors went on to overhaul West Indies' 158-8 with 31 balls to spare.

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The number of volunteers will vary, depending on who has spare time that day.

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Captain Jos Buttler was sensationally caught for a golden duck on his return to the side after four months out injured but Salt continued, dropping down the gears with the required run-rate under control, as England pulled off the highest T20 chase at the Kensington Oval with 19 balls to spare.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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