patch
noun
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place.
have patched
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present perfectof patch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The second thing is that even with existing weaknesses that we know about, but organisations might not have patched against, might not be well defended against, it's just a really good hacker," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
For a half-century, various budgetary Band-Aids have patched the program up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Again, I’d personally recommend against turning the feature off unless you have an explicit reason to, given how many of Apple’s recent updates have patched out pretty serious vulnerabilities.
From The Verge ● Sep. 12, 2022
The call was to have been routed through the American embassy in Russia, which was to have patched the conversation through.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
“No way could we have patched together a plausible story from this. Good Lord. It was weeks before I got over it. Camilla couldn’t even talk for three days.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
