Gambit and Makeshift

Gambit

Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Makeshift and gambit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Makeshift" instead a noun "Gambit".

Makeshift

Makeshift noun - A temporary replacement.

Gambit and makeshift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gambit" instead a noun "Makeshift".

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  • Western Animation / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) He mentions in his first appearance, he got fired because of a photocopier accident, and in "Baxter's Gambit", mentions that he got expelled for bringing a makeshift volcano full of real magma to the Science Fair.
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