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stopgap noun alternate, alternative, auxiliary, impermanent fixture, makeshift, means, measure, provisional measure, replacement, reserve, resort, substitution, succedaneum, temporary arrangement, temporary expedient, temporary substitute See also: expedient, substitute, temporary How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To say gay proms are temporary stopgaps is to imply that when homophobia melts away, we'll all stop feeling the need to congregate with our own kind. The board decided that extended-day formats, as opposed to adopting a year-round multitrack calendar, serve best as stopgaps while new schools in the district are completed. and extended day formats serve best as stopgaps while new schools are completed. |
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