patching 1 of 2

noun

Definition of patchingnext
as in fixing

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patching

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verb

present participle of patch
as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again patch the tire and it'll be as good as new

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  1. fixing
  2. repair
  3. rebuilding
Noun
  • Driving the news: If toiling over a hot stove isn't your idea of a holiday, there are plenty of places that will do it for you — with turkey, fixings or non-traditional items ready to fill your table … and your stomach.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Focus On High-Risk Vulnerabilities Developers spend half of their time investigating and fixing vulnerabilities, but the majority of those don’t actually affect the enterprise.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fixing
Noun
  • The Virginia resident perused the stores in Downtown Annapolis Friday while waiting for car repairs.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Remedy for Recalled Vehicles The automaker has assured owners that the necessary repairs will be carried out at no cost.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of repair
Verb
  • Rethinking Cost Models Many companies switching to a subscription model face the challenge of rebuilding their financial and cost models—specifically, switching from a CAPEX model to an OPEX model.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • My union has spent just as long rebuilding steelmaking’s middle-class workforce.
    David McCall, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of rebuilding
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Thesaurus Entries Near patching

patchiness

patching

patching (together)

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