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Recent Examples of patchy
Communications are patchy and increasingly difficult.
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Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The property’s wi-fi, which can be patchy down in the Delta, is provided by Starlink, and is more reliable, Brown said.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
There is a possibility of patchy smoke and haze on Friday across north-central and northeastern Missouri, as well as into central Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
On May 19, 2025 English has become the lingua franca in the Gulf, but fluency is patchy, and Arabic, the official language, plays only a limited role outside legal and government contexts.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The property’s wi-fi, which can be patchy down in the Delta, is provided by Starlink, and is more reliable, Brown said.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
There is a possibility of patchy smoke and haze on Friday across north-central and northeastern Missouri, as well as into central Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
On May 19, 2025 English has become the lingua franca in the Gulf, but fluency is patchy, and Arabic, the official language, plays only a limited role outside legal and government contexts.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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Now, as soon as next year, the historic campus will transform into housing with 213 apartments as the city's Department of Metropolitan Development and private developers redevelop dilapidated buildings downtown into residential and commercial spaces.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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But Spencer said replacing old, dilapidated buildings with newer ones could also put the district in a better position to compete with charter schools.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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Staining not only revives faded wood but also helps protect it from sun, moisture and insects.—
Angie Hicks,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Select a faded flower and follow the stem down, cutting it 12 inches or more below the bloom, deep into the plant to encourage more long stems.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2025
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The lineup of new items is available for a limited time and includes: Crispy Chicken Taco ($2.79): One Crispy Chicken Strip layered with purple cabbage, lettuce, pico de gallo and shredded cheddar cheese with the choice of an all-new Spicy Ranchero Sauce or Avocado Ranch Sauce.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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McDonald’s had discontinued the wrap – crispy or grilled white meat chicken breast, lettuce, shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and a choice of sauce, wrapped in a soft flour tortilla – in 2016.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Courier-Journal,
10 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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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
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In the opening moments of the eighth episode, Nina (Rachel Hilson) awakens chained to rusty pipes in a dingy warehouse after her cover as Russian interpreter is blown.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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But edgy, irreverent, artistic, dingy, grimy, slightly dangerous cool.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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All these developments are vying for Ohio's highly-competitive historic tax credits, which are vital for bringing decrepit buildings back to life.—
Sydney Franklin,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 May 2025
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Malls, train stations and even decrepit bus terminals transformed into overnight refuges.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 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
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The wedding is a predictably tacky affair given that the groom is Kirby Kowalczyk (Haley Joel Osment), the creator of the BALLZilla energy drink and its associated MLM scheme.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Water Tower does not need more dentist’s offices or cosmetic surgeons or tacky torture museums.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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