patch together

phrasal verb

patched together; patching together; patches together
: to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way
She patched a meal together from what was in the cupboard.
They quickly patched together a new plan.

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Frank Dillane stars as Mike, a drifter in London sleeping on the city streets and attempting to patch together his life while caught in the throes of addiction. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025 The Sooners' offensive line was an unmitigated mess last season, patched together with transfers and eventually beset by injuries. Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 2025 Many Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) still run on infrastructure designed decades ago, patched together to handle cell phones and newer forms of communication. Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025 To compensate, companies patch together shadow meters, manual invoices, and spreadsheet rate cards. Scott Woody, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 In the past, companies were patching together products from dozens of cybersecurity vendors. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025 Every year, families like mine are expected to scramble — taking off work, coordinating carpools and burning through gas, time and patience — to patch together a system that CPS should have had in place months ago. Paul Wargaski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 Traders had to jump between platforms, reference PDFs, and patch together watchlists manually. Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 25 July 2025 In Chapman’s absence, the Giants had to patch together the third base position. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2025

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“Patch together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20together. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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