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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /


NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
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This is a patch you can install before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

His blue spacesuit has a mission patch he commissioned Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond to design, with contributions from Dave Courchene III of Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

So investors looking for winners in this tough stock market don’t have to limit themselves to the oil patch.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I walked out of my office and slipped on a patch of ice.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

At the foot of a hill, under a patch of tall trees with pointed leaves, the branches had grown to make a small house.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova