patch together
phrasal verb
patched together; patching together; patches together
: to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way
She patched a meal together from what was in the cupboard.
They quickly patched together a new plan.
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Beyond Lillard and Antetokounmpo, head coach Doc Rivers has been scrambling, experimenting with makeshift options to patch together playmaking.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The Crimson Tide team that just fell to UConn was patched together with transfers and freshmen to fill nine roster spots vacated by NBA draft picks, exiting transfers and graduation losses from the 2022-23 team that reached the Sweet 16.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 10 Apr. 2024
Give props to coordinator Zach Orr for patching together the defense in the absence of linebacker Roquan Smith.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
With so many players’ health statuses up in the air, the Red Sox continue to patch together a roster each night.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Apr. 2024
At one end of the spectrum are the likes of Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard student whose debut novel patched together the work of authors such as Megan McCafferty and Meg Cabot.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
The family dynamic there — the children of a legendary media mogul being unsure what to do with the asset the patriarch patched together — reminds me of the succession mess involving Rupert Murdoch’s family that’s playing out in a Nevada courtroom.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Might there be some leverage to be had over private investors—leverage that, without a legislative battle, could be used to patch together some form of rent control after all?
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
My own wedding had been a compromise: small, patched together with only $5,000.
—Lyz Lenz, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The Crimson Tide team that just fell to UConn was patched together with transfers and freshmen to fill nine roster spots vacated by NBA draft picks, exiting transfers and graduation losses from the 2022-23 team that reached the Sweet 16.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 10 Apr. 2024
Give props to coordinator Zach Orr for patching together the defense in the absence of linebacker Roquan Smith.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
With so many players’ health statuses up in the air, the Red Sox continue to patch together a roster each night.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Apr. 2024
At one end of the spectrum are the likes of Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard student whose debut novel patched together the work of authors such as Megan McCafferty and Meg Cabot.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
The family dynamic there — the children of a legendary media mogul being unsure what to do with the asset the patriarch patched together — reminds me of the succession mess involving Rupert Murdoch’s family that’s playing out in a Nevada courtroom.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Might there be some leverage to be had over private investors—leverage that, without a legislative battle, could be used to patch together some form of rent control after all?
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
My own wedding had been a compromise: small, patched together with only $5,000.
—Lyz Lenz, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Patch together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20together. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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