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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 patched
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Feb. 2026
Cooper called attention to a small hole in the ice between the blue lines while the Lightning were warming up, but the league’s ice crew immediately patched it up.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability in Office.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Davies, a pediatrician and associate professor at Texas Tech University, was patched through to a doctor who told her the child had a fever, and a rash, and needed to be admitted precautionarily.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
Rober patched, reinforced, and rebuilt.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
City have a deep squad with no positions undermanned, but the right-back role remains one that has been patched over rather than solved.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
There are a few holes on the roster that need to be patched, including one created by Bo Bichette hitting free agency.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Patriots patched their defensive line with players like Cory Durden, a Giants cast-off who proved worthy of a starting spot at least for one night.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
After that, father and son reportedly patched things up.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Feb. 2026
Cooper called attention to a small hole in the ice between the blue lines while the Lightning were warming up, but the league’s ice crew immediately patched it up.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability in Office.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Davies, a pediatrician and associate professor at Texas Tech University, was patched through to a doctor who told her the child had a fever, and a rash, and needed to be admitted precautionarily.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
Rober patched, reinforced, and rebuilt.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
City have a deep squad with no positions undermanned, but the right-back role remains one that has been patched over rather than solved.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
There are a few holes on the roster that need to be patched, including one created by Bo Bichette hitting free agency.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Patriots patched their defensive line with players like Cory Durden, a Giants cast-off who proved worthy of a starting spot at least for one night.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patched
Adjective
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When the filler is dry, use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the surface around the repaired area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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In her case, the concern trolling seemed to come largely from fans and bystanders, who questioned the safety of skiing competitively after 40 and on a repaired knee.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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There’s also evidence that ancient snow travelers used climbing skins — animal skins fixed to the underside of the skis — for uphill travel.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Mutable Fire Sign Every sign is assigned a quality (cardinal, mutable, or fixed), which explains the sign's basic energy.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But over the years, the two mended fences.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The summit’s overall theme was the breakdown of American healthcare and how the industry needs to be disrupted and rebuilt from the ground up.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kız Kulesi appears to have been dismantled and rebuilt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The roughly $200 million project will include a reconstructed interchange at I-35, new bridges, wider pavement, road realignments and extensions, new traffic signals, medians, sidewalks and other safety improvements.—
Kendrick Calfee
Updated February 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Using the cattle drive, a device that is to Western legend as prohibition is to that other staple of pop American theology, the gangster fable, TV’s Lonesome Dove creates a moving (in both senses of the word) depiction of the never-never-land/once-upon-a-time West of reconstructed recollection.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Patched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patched. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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