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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /
NOUN
piece, spot, area
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bit chunk ground land lot plot stretch strip tract
STRONG
blob fix hunk plat scrap shred
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sky whole
STRONG
peace
NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
Synonyms
STRONG
application mend reinforcement
WEAK
Band-Aid appliqué
VERB
fix, mend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cobble rebuild reconstruct reinforce repair revamp sew
STRONG
cover darn overhaul recondition retread
WEAK
do up fiddle with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ruin
WEAK
break damage rend tear

Example Sentences

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This is a patch you can install before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But there are winners beyond the oil patch.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Thornton, whose voice accompanies images of an export facility being built, is associated with the oil patch these days, thanks to his role in the TV series “Landman.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"Most of the experiments were conducted using the patch clamp method," explains Christian Grimm, an expert in techniques that measure electrical activity in lysosomal membranes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

I point to a patch on the topographical map without any lines.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila