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Recent Examples of patchy
But since then his form and fitness have been patchy again.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Despite some virtue signalling in the form of flashy green pledges, genuine action has been slow, dubious and patchy.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
More patchy showers will fall Thursday, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to warn that the downpour could increase the chance of debris flow in the areas of the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles that were scorched in January.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Clumps of hair were missing, and their long locks had been transformed into patchy, uneven mullets.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Despite some virtue signalling in the form of flashy green pledges, genuine action has been slow, dubious and patchy.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
More patchy showers will fall Thursday, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to warn that the downpour could increase the chance of debris flow in the areas of the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles that were scorched in January.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Clumps of hair were missing, and their long locks had been transformed into patchy, uneven mullets.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
Adjective
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Police questioned him in 1994 after a man named Mark Peters turned up dead, tied to a chair in a dilapidated cabin in northern Kentucky.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Disaster could have been avoided The bridge project aimed to replace a dilapidated wood bridge about 27 miles northeast of Kansas City, in unincorporated Clay County.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Her devotees are still sweating through workouts at a faded gym in Queens.—
Alex Vadukul,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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It’s all come a long way from Tennant’s time in a house of eight girls at university, laundry drying racks layered with shapeless, faded underwear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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But don’t sleep on a Theta Burger—imagine a generously sized patty topped with hickory sauce, slices of dill pickles, mayonnaise, and a healthy serving of shredded cheddar cheese.—
Anne Roderique-Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Plus, these have a considerable amount of shredded cheese that melts and develops this frico-like exterior.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 May 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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The smart robot also senses when the mop is getting dingy and goes back to the station to clean it.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
19 May 2025
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The police moved out of their dingy quarters, which were on the east end of the town hall.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Building more warships to replace its decrepit Soviet-era fleet has been a key part of his program.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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One employee described decrepit office spaces overflowing with people after the Trump administration ended remote work and ordered all federal workers back to the office.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 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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Movie marketers have long used Cannes as an opportunity to associate their projects with the glamour of the annual event — even if their stunts are loud and elaborate (occasionally bordering on tacky).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Long been derided as tacky, commercial non-art, sitcoms with background laughter over the years have been condemned as a dystopian form of joke mind control.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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