PATCHING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

patching 1 of 2

noun

as in fixing

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patching

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verb

present participle of patch

as in repairing

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 patching

Noun

Crews need to close lanes and ramps overnight for emergency full-depth pavement patching and to install an overhead sign truss. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 25 Aug. 2026 Beyond removing obsolete features, the Project Zero team emphasizes the importance of faster patching times. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Sulston pointed out that a clinic running its own AI would inherit responsibility for patching, backups and security. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026 Now Google has announced that dynamic patching, with Chrome silently being updated in the background and requiring no such restarts, is a thing. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In a geopolitical rupture, Europe could have less control over continuity, patching and access to core security tools. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 It’s trained on the unique perspective Microsoft has acquired from decades of vulnerability patching and security incident responses involving a wide range of its products. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 State workers are already using Claude to cut DMV wait times, streamline Medicaid workflows, and automate cyber defense patching. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Once pests are removed, there may be more necessary patching to prevent water seepage. — Helen Andriatsitohaina, The Spruce, 24 June 2026

Verb

Immediately cover the cement paint with your patching mixture. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 While a big company like Google could shore up its cybersecurity defenses against such attacks, for smaller companies — and for schools, hospitals or water treatment systems, for instance — patching software and building defenses can take years. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Building agents to pull in data looks efficient, but sources change, leaving teams stuck patching pipelines—a burden vendors absorb and spread across their client base. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Where his focus has been following the Dolphins’ special team unit’s disastrous performance in Miami’s 27-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders is patching the leaks that led to three massive returns to the Raiders and a missing a field-goal attempt. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 Typically, investigators collect data that is later analyzed, and Grable told CBS News that the Coast Guard plans to provide the vessel owner with recommendations for patching vulnerabilities. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 July’s patch Tuesday was even bigger, with Microsoft patching at least 570 security holes, almost triple the number of June’s record-breaking release. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026 Cramer was having trouble patching his yellow fire shirt fast enough to cover all the new holes. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 While Epic and Google are patching things up with a global partnership agreement, the two are still on opposite sides of the antitrust case in the US. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patching

Noun

These include criminal convictions for a wide range of offences, a ban by a sporting or professional body, or breaches of certain key football regulations, such as match-fixing.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
While Apple has not said publicly that the bug has been exploited in the real world, it’s still seen as serious and to need urgent fixing.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fixing

Verb

Partly because the contracting system remains dysfunctional, the government has made little visible progress toward repairing the country’s crumbling highways.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Crews will mill the concrete roadway in preparation for repairing or replacing slabs throughout the area.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of repairing

Noun

With declining enrollment, high administrative costs, significant facility repairs on the horizon and state and federal funding support up in the air, administrators clarified that drastic cuts remain the only solution.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The serum-replacing cream repairs the skin barrier and slows cellular aging while deeply hydrating and plumping the complexion.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

For now, the vision involves replacing the aging Indian Creek bridge, rebuilding intersections on either end, and constructing an overpass to carry cars over the Union Pacific tracks on the south bank of the stream.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
Curtis had a difficult time rebuilding the staff at her clubs on the way out of the pandemic — accomplishing that only with the help of comics who promoted her efforts on their podcasts.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026