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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Brains crave safety and consistency because learning new ways is metabolically expensive, and the brain has plenty to do without managing yet another new challenge.
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Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Each has earned more than 200 victories (262 for Verlander, 216 for Scherzer, 212 for Kershaw), which is very hard to do without a lot of success before age 30.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The handset runs Android 15 out of the box, with Ulefone promising to do without the usual app bloat found on many of today's smartphones.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
All transactions Google’s AI makes on behalf of a consumer are done without logging into a brand or retailer’s site.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
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Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Each has earned more than 200 victories (262 for Verlander, 216 for Scherzer, 212 for Kershaw), which is very hard to do without a lot of success before age 30.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The handset runs Android 15 out of the box, with Ulefone promising to do without the usual app bloat found on many of today's smartphones.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
All transactions Google’s AI makes on behalf of a consumer are done without logging into a brand or retailer’s site.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for do without
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“Do without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20without. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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