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Recent Examples of patchy
Officials said that services had largely been restored, but some Egyptians still complained on Friday of patchy internet connections, especially in the area near the Ramses Exchange.
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Rania Khaled, New York Times, 11 July 2025
John Tufts Meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about weather conditions for the 109th running of the Indy 500 as patchy rain moves across Indiana on Sunday morning.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Although drier air will start to work its way into the region, lingering moisture will produce some patchy, dense fog overnight into the morning of Wednesday, July 2.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 July 2025
Stone came back around a few years later to advertise 1982’s Ain’t But One Way, the patchy final studio album under the Family Stone moniker, completed by a producer when Stone flaked on the sessions.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Rania Khaled, New York Times, 11 July 2025
John Tufts Meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about weather conditions for the 109th running of the Indy 500 as patchy rain moves across Indiana on Sunday morning.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Although drier air will start to work its way into the region, lingering moisture will produce some patchy, dense fog overnight into the morning of Wednesday, July 2.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 July 2025
Stone came back around a few years later to advertise 1982’s Ain’t But One Way, the patchy final studio album under the Family Stone moniker, completed by a producer when Stone flaked on the sessions.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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What's with all those vacant and dilapidated houses in West Louisville?—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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So, in 2014, the city began buying dangerous and dilapidated properties and selling the land to developers at a low cost.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cone will display the worn and faded garments at Kingpins Amsterdam.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Apr. 2025
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There is, also, something compensatory in a regard for faded footstools, thick boots and window curtains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The retro recipe is made with cream cheese, bacon, green onions, shredded cheese, and slivered almonds for crunch.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Aug. 2025
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The key to great pimiento cheese is to freshly grate the cheese at home, and to resist buying shredded cheese at the market.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 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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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
Adjective
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And if your pair looks a little dingy after putting them through the wringer on vacation, don’t stress—the Tree Runners can go right in the washing machine.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
13 Aug. 2025
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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,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Tampa Bay Rays, for instance, don’t want to return to decrepit Tropicana Field — even if the caved-in roof is repaired.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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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Baking soda Hydrogen peroxide Warm water Clean cloth Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda together with 1/4 cup of water until a tacky paste is formed.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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Tip jars at formal events are tacky and most people aren't carrying cash anyway.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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