quick fix

noun

Definition of quick fixnext
as in substitute

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Recent Examples of quick fix But remember, this rebuild is an extended project as opposed to a quick fix. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Just using one of these databases as a quick fix doesn’t really teach you anything. — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 14 Aug. 2026 And in a further stroke of bad luck, the manufacturer of the statues was away on holidays, so there was no quick fix. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Most studies suggest any benefits are likely to be modest, so no single beverage should be viewed as a quick fix. — Brianna Tobritzhofer, HEALTH, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quick fix
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quick fix
  1. substitute
  2. alternate
  3. standby
  4. backup
  5. stand-in
  6. recourse
Noun
  • Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola dropped Virgil van Dijk to the substitutes’ bench with French defender Jérémy Jacquet starting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But there’s no substitute, at the end of the day, for the human biologist.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of substitute
Noun
  • Not a bad result for a guy who was originally voted out fourth on his first Survivor season and was an alternate on Survivor 50.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But Reddington disagreed, and argued that the juror appears to have a personal issue that is hindering them from being able to deliberate fairly, and that the juror should be replaced with an alternate.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of alternate
Noun
  • Local restaurants have also suffered, including the closure of Socalo, a standby for modern Mexican cuisine from Border Grill chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, on Valentine’s Day.
    — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When your cooler cycles off, S2000 uses only 10W to keep AC ports ready, falling to just 2W in standby with outlets off.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of standby
Noun
  • For Morgan Stanley, investors will be watching strength in merger and acquisition advisory profits, as well as how the backup in bond yields that began in late August may affect lending, M & A activity and startup funding.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hubbard has been carrying the weight of the run game pretty much by himself through four weeks; his usage wasn’t helped by the fact that backup running back Jonathon Brooks was placed on IR because of surgery to his core.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of backup
Noun
  • Another sequence required the art department to assemble a temporary green-screen stand-in because the full-scale set was occupied.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Los Angeles led the way as a stand-in for everything and everywhere.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of stand-in
Noun
  • These women wanted some recourse over the loss of their reproductive plans.
    — Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But now, there's no federal recourse — so when food assistance disappears, SNAP recipients are forced to make difficult choices.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of recourse

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“Quick fix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick%20fix. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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