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expedient <an expedient; expedients> N

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be expedient for VB

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use as an expedient or makeshift VB

use of an expedient or makeshift

use as a means or as an expedient VB

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He attempted many expedients to maintain his family, few of which were successful, but in his later years he was assisted by friends.
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The use of commercial explosives as an expedient makes the mine very unstable, as the explosive may deteriorate over time.
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Later, she found it expedient to maintain a paid workforce.
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The swelling will stop when the anhydrite is fully reacted, and reconstruction of the city center is not expedient until the uplift ceases.
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I grew up in displaced persons camps that were barracks built by soldiers that were most expedient, the most pragmatic.
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Such expedients as painting factories using a cubist grid or painting workers' demonstrations using a heightened palette were common.
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Donations were encouraged by the expedient of permitting donors to purchase individual columns or other features as small as a brick.
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These events have forced him to take a cruel but expedient measure to deal with the cartels.
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However, funding proved problematic, and it became expedient to extend the product range by developing a larger capacity version of the three-cylinder motor.
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Shirts and trousers had to be dyed green as a temporary expedient until more suitable jungle clothing became available.
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