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Recent Examples of patchy
Many Southeast Asian nations have low safety standards, patchy regulatory enforcement and high levels of police corruption.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
On Thursday night, there will be patchy fog after 11 p.m. and temperatures will drop to 49 degrees.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
In addition, ice storms can create black ice -- patchy ice on roadways or other transportation surfaces that cannot easily be seen -- and ice jams in lakes and streams, which can contribute to severe flooding, the NWS said.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
More than three years after their move, Farida and Zohra stay in contact with their families using patchy video calls.
—Marc Smith, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
On Thursday night, there will be patchy fog after 11 p.m. and temperatures will drop to 49 degrees.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
In addition, ice storms can create black ice -- patchy ice on roadways or other transportation surfaces that cannot easily be seen -- and ice jams in lakes and streams, which can contribute to severe flooding, the NWS said.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
More than three years after their move, Farida and Zohra stay in contact with their families using patchy video calls.
—Marc Smith, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchy
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Farmers, migrant workers, nomadic groups and residents of remote villages encounter snakes in their dilapidated homes, while sleeping on the floor, using outdoor toilets or walking barefoot.Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Since then, the concept has taken off in over 30 municipalities across northern and southern Italy, including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, as a way to entice buyers to restore dilapidated structures.Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
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Cookbook collectors are well acquainted with the wisdom hidden on a faded page or scribbled on old recipe cards used for bookmarks.Rai Mincey, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Its faded and dusty mansions are spangled with Italian marble floors, Mudéjar ceilings, and the fanciest European furniture of the day, now wracked by termites.Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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On top of the injuries and shredded sails, the Zaida had lost the smaller of its two masts, and its life raft had been swept away.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rather than shredded hash browns or tater tots, this one is topped with hash brown patties.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
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Paramount The other animal that makes a big impression is the mangy baboon that Paul Mescal’s character, Lucius, has to fight in his first battle.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Around Damascus, entire neighborhoods lay razed and depopulated, and much of the city center looked dingy and worn.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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My bed sheets, which have transformed from a crisp white to a dingy eyesore that no amount of bleach can solve, need a refresh.Maggie Horton, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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In many ways, the team and its fans over the years embraced the decrepit stadium as unique from the other modern, state-of-the-art ballparks throughout baseball.Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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The horror show of our impending political nightmare is casting a shadow over the New Year like another decrepit despot of suffering, the creeping bloodsucker of Nosferatu.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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This is especially true of corn brooms, which can be slightly tacky, causing shards to stick to the rushes.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
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Its easy slip-on design is paired with a tacky Vibram outsole offering traction that reminded us of Topo’s award-winning trail shoes.Cory Smith, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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