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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
Armando Salguero,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Armando Chavez, owner of local business NorCal Siders, was brought in for a simple roof patch-up but left with a big idea.
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Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The lack of sand in the patching asphalt, in my opinion, is a major factor that contributes to its poorer performance.
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Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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Noun
These policy changes included permitting players to add Black Lives Matter patches to their sleeves.
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Armando Salguero,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Armando Chavez, owner of local business NorCal Siders, was brought in for a simple roof patch-up but left with a big idea.
—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
While Landen Roupp and Trevor McDonald have contributed in the rotation, Hayden Birdsong underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring and the Giants’ internal depth hasn’t come close to patching the needs on their major-league staff.
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Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The lack of sand in the patching asphalt, in my opinion, is a major factor that contributes to its poorer performance.
—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patch
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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
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Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.
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Flash frames, scratches and specks of dust pop up randomly on the screen.
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Last night, England played its first game of the tournament—a rematch against Croatia, in Dallas—and the defensive prowess was a speck on the horizon; both sides scored twice in a breathless first half.
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Xcel Energy was working to repair more than 100 outages Saturday afternoon that affected nearly 900 customers in Hennepin County, 177 in Ramsey County, 155 in Dakota County and six in Washington County.
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The president's team also repaired fountains throughout the city, tore down the White House's East Wing to make way for a ballroom, attempted to close the Kennedy Center for renovations, and drew up plans for a gigantic triumphal arch across the river from the capital in Virginia.
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Maybe these dots of Smith’s life somehow will connect one day in a way that makes more sense … and perhaps even offers some consolation.
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The Falcons gave the green dot to Divine Deablo at inside linebacker.
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This is done in stages, using multiple centrifuges that enrich the uranium bit by bit.
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What impressed us most was their commitment to the bit.
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The 21st Century Road to Housing Act has been over a year in the making and has encouraged a national discussion of why housing is so unaffordable — and what can be done to fix it.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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Light streams through the frosted glass, catching flecks of dust.
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But flecks of green were visible throughout the stadium as Algeria fans made their presence known as well.
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Then, a few decades ago, the world cleaned up its act and stopped letting so many of those particles into the atmosphere.
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When wildfire smoke is inhaled, volatile gases and tiny particles can pass through the lining of the lungs and enter the bloodstream.
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“Patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patch. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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