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Recent Examples of patchy
And yet, there still feels something a bit patchy about England.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
With communication patchy, social media and online registries have become a crucial tool for many Venezuelans seeking information and resources beyond sparse government statistics.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Talk to your doctor if hair loss is severe, patchy, or doesn’t improve after six months.
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Parents,
25 June 2026
Their efforts initially met only patchy success.
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H.m.a. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2026
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
With communication patchy, social media and online registries have become a crucial tool for many Venezuelans seeking information and resources beyond sparse government statistics.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Talk to your doctor if hair loss is severe, patchy, or doesn’t improve after six months.
—
Parents,
25 June 2026
Their efforts initially met only patchy success.
—
H.m.a. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for patchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
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Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years, authorities said Wednesday.
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The parents and grandparents of 16 children found living in a dilapidated house in southern Ohio were arraigned Wednesday on more than a dozen felony child endangerment charges, officials said.
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Eric_Lynxweiler | Courtesy of Latinos in Heritage Conservation The Silver Platter, with its faded crimson awning along a stretch in Los Angeles’ Westlake District, doesn’t look like much from the outside.
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The faded fabric, buttery-soft cotton, and contrast-trim neckline lend it a vintage vibe that won’t look out of place when paired with more contemporary pieces.
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Ground beef and veggies are topped with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese before going in the oven.
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In this dish, the traditional South American flatbread is typically filled with cheese, black beans, sweet plantain and shredded beef.
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Too mangy, too rangy, prowling in their bony elegance, leaping weightless from dangerously precarious mounds of sharp edges, peering yellow- eyed from shadows.
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To write, especially in a first draft, is to submit myself to the mangy, cackling glory of not knowing.
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Keep It Clean An unkempt shower curtain can make your bathroom appear dingy.
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But even the most stylish setup can be dulled by dingy concrete.
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Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
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Now Trump wanted Hildebrand and two dozen other energy executives to commit to investing $100 billion in Venezuela’s decrepit oil industry.
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For example, receive a new pair of socks, finally throw away that extra holey pair hiding in the back of the drawer.
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That’s thanks to a quirk of South Florida’s geology, where the entire region is perched on holey rock that does little to stop the rise of groundwater, which Sukop’s research has shown is rising on pace with sea level.
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Colored Pebbles and Artificial Finishes A backyard can start to look tacky when surfaces and finishes look overly synthetic or flat.
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The mochi itself is soft and plush (never stale or tacky), and the ice cream is lusciously dense and creamy.
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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