45 entries under surrogate topic. ×

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makeshift(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
19
substitute(noun, adjective, help, reason, trick)
15
temporary(adjective, short, substitute, replacement, backup)
14
expedient(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
9
alternate(adjective, limited, replacement, backup)
8
alternative(noun, adjective, near, reserve, remedy)
6
refuge(noun, place, help, measure, supply)
6
resort(noun, move, action, control, help)
6
resource(noun, move, action, control, help)
5
expediency(noun, help, supply, reserve, device)
5
recourse(noun, help, supply, substitute, replacement)
5
temporary expedient(noun, expression, idiom, help, supply)
4
dummy(supply, extra, agent, replacement, alternate)
4
replacement(shift, extra, substitute, alternative, alternate)
4
temp(adjective, limited, substitute, replacement, temporary)
3
proxy(noun, supply, extra, agent, substitute)
2
backup(extra, substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
2
changeling(supply, agent, replacement, alternative, alternate)
2
dernier ressort(expression, supply, agent, replacement, alternate)
2
double(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup)
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