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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 patched
Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
One hole on a roof from a single hailstone can be patched, but many large stones hitting that roof usually means an expensive roof replacement, Allen said.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
At the same time, the researcher Dark Web Informer described the same exploit on X while noting it had been recently patched.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
But even as every minute adds up on the phone bill of his rep, who graciously patched the call, the frontman remains generous with this time, wanting to discuss the future but also the past, starting with the fact that he was never really destined to be a music artist at all.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 May 2026
The vulnerability has since been patched and assigned CVE-2026-5194.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Joplin doctors are already seeing serious infections from wounds that were patched in haste out of dire need.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
When in it, a woman wore her bones patched onto the fabric of her sinuous black form.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The matchup against Embiid exposed a roster hole the Celtics had successfully patched for most of the regular season.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Adjective
Several patched sections of sidewalk remain near the stumps.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Verb
Legacy systems were patched instead of rebuilt.
—Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
One hole on a roof from a single hailstone can be patched, but many large stones hitting that roof usually means an expensive roof replacement, Allen said.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
At the same time, the researcher Dark Web Informer described the same exploit on X while noting it had been recently patched.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
But even as every minute adds up on the phone bill of his rep, who graciously patched the call, the frontman remains generous with this time, wanting to discuss the future but also the past, starting with the fact that he was never really destined to be a music artist at all.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 May 2026
The vulnerability has since been patched and assigned CVE-2026-5194.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Joplin doctors are already seeing serious infections from wounds that were patched in haste out of dire need.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
When in it, a woman wore her bones patched onto the fabric of her sinuous black form.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The matchup against Embiid exposed a roster hole the Celtics had successfully patched for most of the regular season.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patched
Adjective
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Also, in a game that requires the quick twitch of athleticism, Kobe Bryant, post-surgically repaired Achilles, never looked the same while languishing on a Lakers team that never won more than 27 games in his final three years.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The Niners are pushing their chips to the center of the table and betting their entire 2026 season on the repaired Achilles tendon of a 32-year-old.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Yet if the pipes connecting the pool to the treatment plant are not fixed, experts on the pool say, the algae could come back.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Survivor accounts blamed ropes not being fixed in advance and a bottleneck created by slower climbers for delaying the ascent.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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But over the years, the two mended fences.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Silver received a glowing report back, featuring details on how Dundon had rebuilt the Hurricanes and inked a deal to keep them in Raleigh for the long haul.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Org charts, budget cycles, performance processes—these were all built for a workforce of humans and not yet rebuilt for one that isn’t.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Bailey and Barna are examples of that — two players expected to make an impact in a reconstructed Illini defense in 2026.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Hilton, a semi-reconstructed Tory, made his name as the head of strategy to David Cameron, the man who strategized his way to Brexit.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Patched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patched. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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