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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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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

She explained that in Tanzania, west Africa, communities were forced to "make do" with their own local resources to create something "reusable" that gave them "dignity".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

While agency supporters say the BLS needs more money to do a better job, Wiatrowski said he will make do with what he has.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

At the camps, displaced families make do with little while waiting to return home.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Elizabeth doesn’t have a proper skillet, so we make do with a shallow pan.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

make do with

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