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Recent Examples of patchy
According to Cleveland Clinic, alopecia can result in patchy hair loss on various areas of the body.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 July 2025
Instead, most female cats with orange fur have patchy patterns — calico or tortoiseshell — that may include black and white.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Without labouring the point, ticket sales at the Club World Cup have been patchy.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The rain is expected to be patchy in the morning for the Indy metro area, according to NWS, meaning parade attendees might get a reprieve from the weather.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 July 2025
Instead, most female cats with orange fur have patchy patterns — calico or tortoiseshell — that may include black and white.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Without labouring the point, ticket sales at the Club World Cup have been patchy.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The rain is expected to be patchy in the morning for the Indy metro area, according to NWS, meaning parade attendees might get a reprieve from the weather.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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Next to a dormant pumpkin farm, the factory, which had once made tubing for hoses, had burned in the nineties; all that remained were four dilapidated and grafittied walls.—
Megan Cummins
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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The demolition of the jail this year opened the door to redeveloping the dilapidated building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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AVs also struggle with wet, faded and low-contrast markings.—
Mark Pittman,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Follow with a moisture-rich conditioner or deep treatment: To prevent your wig from feeling dry and faded, moisturizing will restore its luster, softness, and elasticity.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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This 12-inch take-and-bake pizza is topped with shredded cheeses, cheddar-ranch sauce, and buffalo-style chicken breast.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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The mission was less about achieving a shredded superhero figure for Pascal and more about reclaiming functionality over his body and conquering his pain, Walsh said.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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That also includes Leonard, a dapper old parrot who lives in the clinic, and Bitchy, a mangy, rangy alley cat who recently wandered into the office and took up residence.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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Davis was more or less rocking his signature look — a red Adidas tracksuit, hair in mangy dreads.—
Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
4 Oct. 2024
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Your dingy, plain-vanilla concrete drive can be transformed to a stunning art piece by installing a thin cement stucco coating.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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These machines blast away years of grime, dirt, mildew, and even stubborn stains, transforming dingy and dull surfaces into sparkling clean ones in mere minutes.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps something good can come out of the city’s baffling 2016 decision to acquire the decrepit building without any seeming awareness that, in 2014, a consultant for its previous owner had called it fundamentally obsolete and cited asbestos contamination.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Based on the video game of the same name created by Scott Cawthon, the 2023 film follows a night guard (Josh Hutcherson) who takes a job at a decrepit pizzeria, discovering that the animatronic characters in the restaurant come to life after dark.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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But the story is lumpy too, its mechanical interweaving of Shakespeare and Disney somehow both predictable and holey.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 Oct. 2021
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In a 2018 Frontiers in Psychiatry case study, a girl with trypophobia reported being triggered by seeds on bread, polka dot or animal prints, holey cheese, and honeycomb.—
Natasha Lavender,
SELF,
26 July 2019
Adjective
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Even if your lime green leopard print skinnies and Obey tees are buried deep in the depths of your closet, stepping back through that threshold might uncover more than your old, tacky but favorite outfits.—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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Their betrayal of their own family was tasteless and tacky.—
Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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