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Recent Examples of patchy
Too Much Shade Areas of the lawn that get more shade than others may be patchy.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The evening will have patchy fog under partly cloudy skies.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Anything else should be left to a professional, especially bleaching, which at best can be patchy, or at worst will cause chemical breakage.
—Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
Tuesday will bring a chance for showers with patchy fog and slightly cooler temperatures with a high around 71.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The evening will have patchy fog under partly cloudy skies.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Anything else should be left to a professional, especially bleaching, which at best can be patchy, or at worst will cause chemical breakage.
—Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
Tuesday will bring a chance for showers with patchy fog and slightly cooler temperatures with a high around 71.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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The demolition of the former dilapidated Northridge Mall, which began last year, is finished.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant is the joint labor of love for couple Wessie and Tradd Newton, who have stewarded the location from a dilapidated structure into a local institution.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One man, wearing a faded Scott Kingery shirt, admired the view from behind home plate on the club level.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 1975, Elvis was a faded star in Vegas and Robert Johnson was just another obscure dead bluesman.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Add Mulch Natural mulches, like shredded bark or wood chips, can be added around fruit trees in any season, but mulching in autumn ensures fruit tree roots will be well insulated when winter hits.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Serve topped with additional shredded cheese, if desired.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.—
Celia Mattison,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Here’s how to revive those dingy baseboards and bring back their color.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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The couple spent 118 days — nearly four months — on their raft and dingy in the open water before they were rescued by chance by a passing Korean vessel.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The former property manager had briefly tried to move Daniels into a less decrepit unit – but did not follow through with tenants on recurring issues.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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But Cuba’s decrepit regime is too afraid to seriously open up its economy, fearing that greater economic freedom will lead to escalating demands for political freedoms.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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When Jean arrived with Wole, before the sun was high-hot, Kelly was already there, sitting tacky under Mickey Martinez’s arm, inside his red F-150, the boat hitched behind.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The bond is infused with biotin to nourish while gripping lash clusters securely, and the seal is enriched with vitamin E to eliminate tacky residue and keep everything looking seamless.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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