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
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
Improvements include expansion joint repair, deck patching and resealing.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Upon arriving at Matt’s house, however, Gino quickly learned that Jasmine was not open to patching things up.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The next day, Gino traveled to Natalie’s hotel in hopes of patching things up.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Improvements include expansion joint repair, deck patching and resealing.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Instead of blindly patching across fleets of systems, the platform uses intelligence to highlight the vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Upon arriving at Matt’s house, however, Gino quickly learned that Jasmine was not open to patching things up.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The next day, Gino traveled to Natalie’s hotel in hopes of patching things up.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patching
Verb
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For decades, regenerative medicine has held the promise of repairing the body at its deepest level — not simply masking symptoms, but addressing the root causes of decline, injury, and disease.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The village’s environment department is repairing treatment plants, restoring watersheds and working on accessing federal aid.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also, you’re supposed to do all the fixing and cooking in the food truck.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The event provided Thanksgiving turkeys and dinner fixings to 100 single mothers in the Houston area, as well as gloves, scarves, hats and other essentials for families to take home.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But this White House is, in some ways, rebuilding the 20th-century model, in which powerful and faceless aides steered executives by controlling paperflow.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The o-line needs rebuilding (again), the d line still needs work, especially with Trey leaving.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the aftermath, Harrington has been left to deal with over $60,000 in home repairs, including a gaping 5-foot hole at the base of her home.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Her gold vermeil and 14-karat designs are inspired by art and nature, and the brand also offers bespoke personalization, and a repair service.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Patching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patching. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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