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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /


NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
Synonyms


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They collaborated with software distributors and security companies, figuring out ways to patch PHP2Shell and prevent it from being exploited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Web administrators rushed to patch the issue amid concerns that hackers could use AI tools to quickly exploit the vulnerability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kyiv's hulking CHPs date back to the 1970s and 1980s during Soviet times, and the stock of replacement parts to patch up damage is running low.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Shares have more than doubled this year, rising 134% despite the recent rough patch.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

That would take him out of the small patch of the Forest that he knew, and into the unknown.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Welly’s products include colorful adhesive bandages, first-aid kits and bug-bite relief patches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Vast amounts of discarded plastic accumulate in the oceans, sometimes forming enormous garbage patches that threaten marine life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Damp patches and water damage mark the hallway ceiling of her flat, and the windows do not shut properly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Department of Health said it was aware of "supply disruptions" affecting some HRT medications across the UK, including ongoing issues with Estradot transdermal patches and a more recent disruption affecting FemSeven Conti patches.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I maneuver agilely, doing my very best to avoid any patches that appear to be particularly difficult.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Most Baiga houses have low mud walls, rough timber and bamboo, and tiled or thatched roofs patched with plastic against the rain.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He then instructed me to pull back into the driveway and patched the tire for me on the spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The 39-year-old, who practised as a vet in Pakistan, patched himself up with glue stitches rather than wait at A&E. He said his children are now fearful of being attacked in school.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Carlini had reported the bug to Ghost’s developers, who patched it on Feb. 16, weeks before Carlini’s San Francisco talk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

The audience is patched in to the direct reports from a field artillery battery in New Jersey’s Watchung Mountains.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

That’s where the group’s volunteers work in concert with Southern California Gas crews patching the scores of potholes created by extreme nature, not by radial tires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

But not all companies have access to those models, and patching them once they are discovered can take time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

As frontier models automate vulnerability discovery at machine scale, security chiefs scramble to automate patching before hackers weaponize flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation said the lifespan of a pothole repair depended on the "quality of the patching" and other conditions.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

"Even if it means patching things up between her and the likes of you."

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon


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