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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /


NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
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I ask if Sour Patch Kids are gluten-free, and I get a warning about additives in the ingredient list.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The bioengineered RPE retinal implant is produced by Regenerative Patch Technologies LLC, a clinical-stage company focused on developing stem cell-based implants for retinal diseases.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

Short of actually being made in the ’80s, this film was engineered in a lab to appeal to Gen X-ers who are nostalgic for Casio watches and Cabbage Patch Kids.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

“This was our stomping ground,” Jack McGrath, a former president of the Studio City Chamber of Commerce, said in a video series on Valley Plaza published by the news outlet Patch in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Patch was in front of me, his thin clothes caked with grime.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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