do without
phrasal verb
did without; done without; doing without; does without
: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).
I don't know how we ever did without computers.
—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of somethingI enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.
He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.
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Neither do brave men or women stand by and see such things done without compunction of conscience, nor read of them without protest.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
The wholesale destruction of people and programs is being done without regard to long standing policy, purpose, efficacy, and law.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Most importantly, this must be done without compromising the needs of future generations.
—Ernest Toh, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The plaintiffs also sought to push back against the sweeping nature of the spending freeze, arguing that such a move was done without discretion and is unconstitutional.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
The wholesale destruction of people and programs is being done without regard to long standing policy, purpose, efficacy, and law.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Most importantly, this must be done without compromising the needs of future generations.
—Ernest Toh, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The plaintiffs also sought to push back against the sweeping nature of the spending freeze, arguing that such a move was done without discretion and is unconstitutional.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Do without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20without. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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