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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
Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
To do so, a company would have to recreate everything from how web pages are rendered and memory is managed, to encryption systems, sandboxing, video playback, and constant security patching.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Improvements completed as part of the summer-long project include expansion joint repair, deck patching and resealing.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
These parallel efforts allowed simulations to grow progressively more detailed — and in so doing, called attention to the holes that needed patching.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Virtual patching is most effective when its alerts are fed into the existing security stack (like SIEMs, SOAR platforms and incident response workflows), so exploit attempts can be correlated with other events, prioritized correctly and acted on in real time.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
But Wang warned that some businesses are simply patching AI features for marketing appeal, from air conditioners to mirrors that check sunscreen application.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
These include things like opening the hood, changing a flat, or patching a tire.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Think replacing the roof, not patching it up, suggests Shomper.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
What is missing is not the technical playbook for patching servers or restoring networks.
—Jon Truby, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
This method is like the treatment used for children, which involves patching the healthy eye.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2025
However, licensing rules will still apply for work that involves patching, plastering, lathing or repairing a wall in preparation for a mural, as well as for the use of scaffolding that is fixed to a structure.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Keeping Lozano requires patching things up with Varas.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
It’s already identified glaring holes in popular software, including the Chrome web browser, and its success suggests that widespread automatic patching of security flaws may be just around the corner.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
To do so, a company would have to recreate everything from how web pages are rendered and memory is managed, to encryption systems, sandboxing, video playback, and constant security patching.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Improvements completed as part of the summer-long project include expansion joint repair, deck patching and resealing.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
These parallel efforts allowed simulations to grow progressively more detailed — and in so doing, called attention to the holes that needed patching.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Virtual patching is most effective when its alerts are fed into the existing security stack (like SIEMs, SOAR platforms and incident response workflows), so exploit attempts can be correlated with other events, prioritized correctly and acted on in real time.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Add a pass rusher with the first pick, a receiver in Round 2 and then spend heavily on patching holes in free agency.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
But Wang warned that some businesses are simply patching AI features for marketing appeal, from air conditioners to mirrors that check sunscreen application.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
These include things like opening the hood, changing a flat, or patching a tire.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Think replacing the roof, not patching it up, suggests Shomper.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
What is missing is not the technical playbook for patching servers or restoring networks.
—Jon Truby, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
This method is like the treatment used for children, which involves patching the healthy eye.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2025
However, licensing rules will still apply for work that involves patching, plastering, lathing or repairing a wall in preparation for a mural, as well as for the use of scaffolding that is fixed to a structure.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Keeping Lozano requires patching things up with Varas.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patching
Noun
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As this argument goes, legalization enables leagues to detect suspicious changes in the odds, a potential sign of insider knowledge or fixing.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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One session screened a recent German documentary on match fixing.—
John Affleck,
The Conversation,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Without adequate sleep, your body has trouble repairing tissues, regulating hormones and managing energy balance.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Receipts obtained by The Bee showed that most of the cost related to repairing the classroom involved asbestos abatement and testing.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The company now provides hydro jetting, sewer repair and replacement, trenchless repairs, water damage cleanup services, and water filtration and softening systems.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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The suits contend that part of the reason for the dry hydrants is that the LADWP’s 117-million-gallon reservoir in Pacific Palisades had been empty for nearly a year, awaiting repairs.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Gators are rebuilding under new Coach Jon Sumrall.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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With the lasting impacts from the Palisades Fire still reverberating through Los Angeles a year later, Mayor Karen Bass reflected upon one of the state's worst natural disasters through an optimistic lens focused on rebuilding.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Patching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patching. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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