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as in blotch
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose
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as in speck
a very small piece
a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden
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as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
patch the tire and it'll be as good as new
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Recent Examples of patch
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Adding to its distinctive appearance are conspicuous white patches of fur under the eyes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
In other cases, sellers, in an effort to be nice, will patch and paint walls with holes where pictures or curtains were hung.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Noisy Cricket is the open-air terrace restaurant at the golf club’s center, offering fine-dining farm-to-fork meals using ingredients from the resort’s homegrown patches of vegetables, fruits, and herbs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Adding to its distinctive appearance are conspicuous white patches of fur under the eyes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
There’s also a touch of retinol—low on the ingredient list—but since this sleeping mask stays on overnight, sensitive skin types may want to patch-test first.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
In other cases, sellers, in an effort to be nice, will patch and paint walls with holes where pictures or curtains were hung.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patch
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The eggs vary in color—from white to blue to brown—with speckles, blotches, and other markings and are also distinctive in shape.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Early salt damage often appears as pale, chalky blotches or uneven fading in the paint finish.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage and seams.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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A little speck on the metaphorical Southlake Carroll wall that’s been historically dominated by its eight-time state champion football program.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Then came the unexpected season-long absence of captain Aleksander Barkov, who needed surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee after an injury less than an hour into his first practice of training camp.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Swain repairs a ford just west of the settlement that was washed away during a recent rainstorm.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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The dots soon became acrid splotches of oil.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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This polka-dot midi skirt is full of flirty details, from its curve-hugging silhouette to its flowy hem that’s made for twirling.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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When the crew retracted the drill to replace its bit, an overpowering jet of oil fountained from the well.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The hand sink and three-compartment sink in the produce prep area have been fixed and are fully operational, allowing the area to reopen for food production.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Doing your job, even if that job requires fixing his mistakes, isn’t enabling.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Berber carpet Berber is a type of loop pile carpet with flecks of color.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Using x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, scholars determined that the ancient off-white fluid was composed of calcite, huntite, and miniscule flecks of yellow orpiment, a highly toxic sulfide of arsenic that Egyptians also used in medicine to treat syphilis and malaria.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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When the fungi were grown on wood chips or sawdust, the resulting spongy material could be pressed and baked into blocks and sheets resembling concrete, particle board, and plywood.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patch. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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