patch together
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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Then there’s the financial (and administrative) obligation of patching together camps that cost hundreds of dollars per week, per child.
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Trust is built over years of consistent behavior; it cannot be patched together during an emergency.
—Jonathan Jordan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
An aging air-conditioning system — patched together over years — finally gave out, just as Georgia's intense summer heat looms.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The traditional school schedule also leaves families without child care during summer break, requiring parents to patch together various camps and enrichment activities as prices for such services continue to surge.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
In this way, his music is honest about the struggle to patch together sturdy faith and purpose in a world starving for connection.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Boston, which sits just under the NBA’s luxury tax line, has leaned on familiar faces to patch together the back end of its roster.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
As a boy growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, an oil refinery town of sulfurous air, Rauschenberg often wore clothes his mother had patched together from assorted fabric scraps.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Trust is built over years of consistent behavior; it cannot be patched together during an emergency.
—Jonathan Jordan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
An aging air-conditioning system — patched together over years — finally gave out, just as Georgia's intense summer heat looms.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The traditional school schedule also leaves families without child care during summer break, requiring parents to patch together various camps and enrichment activities as prices for such services continue to surge.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
In this way, his music is honest about the struggle to patch together sturdy faith and purpose in a world starving for connection.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Boston, which sits just under the NBA’s luxury tax line, has leaned on familiar faces to patch together the back end of its roster.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
As a boy growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, an oil refinery town of sulfurous air, Rauschenberg often wore clothes his mother had patched together from assorted fabric scraps.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Patch together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20together. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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