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You could use it to refer to a landscape, such as: "The river wound through the valley, punctuated by patches of water."
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Empty patches of water showed where docks had disappeared, pilings and all.
Dazzling patches of water lay in the fields, and the sunlight was pouring down through naked branches.
On a recent day, a young girl practiced figure skating routines around patches of water pooled on the surface.
The waterway where the federal researchers were working contained large patches of water hyacinth, an invasive plant that has proliferated in the dry conditions.
Importantly, while Bäckstrand et al.'s C-budget for the wetland includes wet areas, it does not include fluxes from open patches of water.
Nasa has unveiled the first colour pictures of the haze that surrounds Pluto, along with pictures of patches of water ice on the dwarf planet.
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You see a patch of water darken as the panicking eels crowd closer to the surface.
In 1815 the patch of water behind the group was named Port Molle for Colonel George Molle.
"It's like standing on this little patch of water that's caught in front of your blade," she said.
The way ahead was fairly obvious, as it was the one patch of water that's not a riot of plants.
"Frankly, when testing is done, you can do a patch of water, and five feet away, you'll get completely different readings".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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