Broken and Patched

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Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

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Patched and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patched" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Patched adjective - Mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch.

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Broken and patched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Patched".

Nearby Words: patch, patchy, patching

Thankfully, while Nozdormu is still infamously broken his interaction with Joust cards was patched within a day, though the previously mentioned gimmick set-up still exists.

Source: Game Breaker / Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
In Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast, the wall in Jimmy's laboratory is partially broken down by Ooblar, but is then seen patched up with wood in under four minutes.

Source: Offscreen Rebuilding
John McClane's marriage is patched up at the end of each Die Hard movie and broken up by the next one.

Source: Yank the Dog's Chain

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