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Recent Examples of patchy
The work week will begin with a moody Monday, a 70% chance of more showers, patchy fog and high temperatures in the lower 60s.
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
This weekend, while camping in the California desert, an email reached me via patchy wireless service.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite some patchy form as of late; Uruguay can move into a commanding position in the table with 3 points against its neighbour on Friday.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Winds were diminishing on Wednesday but patchy blowing dust was still possible in the eastern part of the state, the Weather Service said.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
This weekend, while camping in the California desert, an email reached me via patchy wireless service.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite some patchy form as of late; Uruguay can move into a commanding position in the table with 3 points against its neighbour on Friday.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Winds were diminishing on Wednesday but patchy blowing dust was still possible in the eastern part of the state, the Weather Service said.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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Located inside an early 20th-century building, this dilapidated space has been given a new lease on life by the Parisian interior designer.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rows of young men in camouflage report for roll call in the shadow of dilapidated, battle-scarred buildings.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Like Napoleon’s Uncle Rico, who dwells on his long-ago high-school-football days, Garrett is living in the faded aura of past glory: in his case, a 1989 video-game championship.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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As thousands of migrants cycled through its faded lobby, the Roosevelt turned into a lightning rod in the country’s immigration debate: both as a reminder of the depth of the crisis and as shorthand for critics opposed to the expenditure of taxpayer money on migrants.—
Luis Ferré-Sadurní,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The decision on whether to repair the most visible part of the damage — the shredded roof ― has loomed over the City Council.—
Jack Prator,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Both Theory and Waller looked more shredded than ever this WrestleMania season.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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That transition can be rough regardless of the next step on their life’s journey, but a particularly dingy college dorm can take the experience from bad to worse.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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The basics remain the same: Four players take control of survivors attempting to escape a dingy hellhole, while a fifth takes the role of a roaming psychopath trying to kill them.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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An avalanche of lawsuits in recent years claimed the prison’s leaders cultivated a culture of abuse and retaliation while providing decrepit health care.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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More relegating our seniors to the category of weak, stooped and decrepit; people to be laughed at.—
Kelly Papa,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 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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Add carrot mixture to stand mixer bowl; beat on low speed until a soft, tacky dough forms, about 2 minutes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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This looks, feels, is tacky and just as good as the expensive brand.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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