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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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2
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
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
The videos allegedly show the dog coming out from behind a piece of furniture with red raw patches of skin missing.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Larry Holder, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Those initially seemed like ad hoc alliances, meant to patch over a period of disruption.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In comparison, Mars has only a tenuous atmosphere and small patches of a puny magnetic field.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
The videos allegedly show the dog coming out from behind a piece of furniture with red raw patches of skin missing.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
All three were Hughes rookie patch autograph cards from Upper Deck’s 2019 The Cup set, with sales ranging from $8,000 to nearly $11,000.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Those initially seemed like ad hoc alliances, meant to patch over a period of disruption.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patch
Noun
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Its purple black center was surrounded by blotches of varying shades and textures, raised or sunken at places.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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On a recent day on the river's gravel bank in sight of Denver's skyscrapers, Singel found speck after speck of gold, sucking it out of his pan with an eyedropper.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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And record-setting inflation that cost the typical family $34,000 in just a speck of time.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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O'Herrin is less worried about damage to the pipes than the possibility of having to cut a tree down to repair or replace the sewer line.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Plans for repairing years-old storm damage to the bulkhead and balustrade at Jacksonville’s riverfront Memorial Park could be advancing by summer, city officials told park neighbors at a neighborhood update.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
27 Feb. 2026
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Mars will show up as a red dot, and Saturn will have a yellowish hue.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The same telescope will likely reveal Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s cloud bands, transforming them from bright dots into distinct worlds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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That strategic depth was dismantled bit by bit by Israel after the October 7 attacks.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Until such a ruling, the debate over the nomenclature of poultry bits will beat on, wings against the current.—
EMILY HEIL THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Leake pushed back on that framing, arguing there is no need to fix what wasn’t broken.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kanyinda’s goals as commissioner are to fix infrastructure, protect essential services with smart fiscal management and inclusive, responsive leadership.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jimenez created this manicure using a sage green shimmer polish enhanced with delicate silver flecks, giving the shade incredible depth and dimension.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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The bit of glimmer is echoed in subtle flecks on the dancers’ shimmery white unitards.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately, however, the absolute energy of any individual particle-particle collision is tiny, corresponding to tiny fractions of a microgram’s worth of energy in terms of mass.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Modeling plasma behavior at those conditions involves solving equations across multiple dimensions and charge states, representing trillions of mathematical particles.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patch. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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