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Recent Examples of patchy
Volkswagen’s premium Audi brand has lost much of its luster in recent years, dragged down by trade tariffs, stiffening competition and a patchy electric-vehicle roster.
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William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
Setting it too low can create a lawn that looks thin and patchy, and prone to weeds.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Some lawns remain green while others have turned brown and patchy.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Results papered over the cracks as the performances were patchy.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
Setting it too low can create a lawn that looks thin and patchy, and prone to weeds.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Some lawns remain green while others have turned brown and patchy.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Results papered over the cracks as the performances were patchy.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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Unable to pay rent, the boys moved several hours away to the small, dilapidated house with the leaky roof where rent is minimal.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
18 June 2026
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Buck Island offered to sell the dilapidated unit to Brown for $1,000, funded partially with her security deposit.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Directed by Son Jae-gon and starring Gang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo, and Park Ji-hyun, the film tracks a faded first-generation K-pop co-ed dance trio making a reckless attempt to stage a comeback two decades after a plagiarism scandal dissolved their careers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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The one difference was a new layer of red bricks over the faded previous layer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Using shredded rotisserie chicken makes this meal a cinch while chipotle pepper in adobo gives the meat plenty of flavor.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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So as the team made its way up the Canyon of Heroes Thursday morning, it was showered instead with shredded office paper and blue and orange confetti.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Too mangy, too rangy, prowling in their bony elegance, leaping weightless from dangerously precarious mounds of sharp edges, peering yellow- eyed from shadows.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 May 2026
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To write, especially in a first draft, is to submit myself to the mangy, cackling glory of not knowing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Apr. 2026
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Melanie Hamrick, a former member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, was leaping down a dingy stairwell in the company’s lower-Broadway rehearsal building recently.—
Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Even though modern machines and detergents have taken most of the workload out of the task, there are still some outdated laundry habits that may leave your clothes and linens looking dingy, smelling less than fresh, and feeling scratchy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Now Trump wanted Hildebrand and two dozen other energy executives to commit to investing $100 billion in Venezuela’s decrepit oil industry.—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
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That demand has come back to bite the alliance as one of its wealthiest members struggles to refurbish its decrepit military.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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For example, receive a new pair of socks, finally throw away that extra holey pair hiding in the back of the drawer.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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That’s thanks to a quirk of South Florida’s geology, where the entire region is perched on holey rock that does little to stop the rise of groundwater, which Sukop’s research has shown is rising on pace with sea level.—
Susan Merriam,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Avoiding tacky items ensures your space feels intentional, refined, and welcoming.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
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Paint the walls, opt for an interesting wallpaper pattern, replace the toilet and vanity, swap out tacky old hardware for stylish knobs and pulls, and install new light fixtures.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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