Band-Aid
Example Sentences
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“As long as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed” any policies such as strategic oil-reserve releases or granting Jones Act waivers are “only a short-term fix, like putting a Band-Aid on a shotgun wound,” said Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS, a unit of Dow Jones, the publisher of MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
“You just have to rip the Band-Aid off.”
Dorsey explained in a social media post that he could either make gradual cuts over the next few years or rip the band-aid off now.
From Barron's
Many sleep experts worry a sleepcation is just a temporary Band-Aid for a broken work-life balance.
Maybe what Andre has with Lisa-Marie Anne is true love, or maybe it’s just a Band-Aid to cover the bloody wound Mom left behind.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.