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as in customer
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
a restaurant patron
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as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra
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as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution
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Recent Examples of patron
Nightly, crowds pack Bourbon Street, a 13-block stretch in the city's French Quarter, where patrons of the street's bars, restaurants and music venues often spill into the road, which is usually blocked to cars.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
An unnamed bar patron (played by Joe Tippett, credited as Dave Van Ronk) confirms that Greystone is back in New Jersey.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Oakland saloon hit by gunfire after patron forcibly removed, authorities say
After Fremont ambush homicide, police say a lead suspect got a ride to the Mexico border.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
At the November tournament, about a dozen patrons competed, playing the Age of Sigmar, a fantasy-style wargame.
—Desirae Sin, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
An unnamed bar patron (played by Joe Tippett, credited as Dave Van Ronk) confirms that Greystone is back in New Jersey.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Related Articles East Bay woman accused of elder theft hit with federal charge
Elderly man killed in East Bay hit-and-run
Oakland saloon hit by gunfire after patron forcibly removed, authorities say
After Fremont ambush homicide, police say a lead suspect got a ride to the Mexico border.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
At the November tournament, about a dozen patrons competed, playing the Age of Sigmar, a fantasy-style wargame.
—Desirae Sin, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron
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Company officials had said there was no indication that the water was actually contaminated, but urged customers to flush the plumbing in their homes.Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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This one from Beautiful by Drew Barrymore earned over 10,000 five-star ratings from customers who praised its ease of use and cleanliness.Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer was even a ring mat sponsor throughout the night.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Audible is a sponsor of the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards.Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
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The scholarships are funded through grants from individuals or donors from foundations.Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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Advances in understanding the body’s immune system and in the use of immunosuppressant medicines have boosted the success rate to 95 percent for kidney transplants from deceased donors and more than 98 percent for kidney transplants from living donors.Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Madigan’s lawyers pushed back, telling the jury their client was just an old-school guy.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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But those who serve wealthy clients make up only a small fraction of nonpublic firefighters, according to Torgerson.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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For years now, Tottenham have sustainably run themselves rather than relying on benefactor injections.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Yet, despite this populist rhetoric, Wallace's real concern in terms of pushing low property taxes was helping his corporate benefactors.Brucie Porter / Made by History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
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As of Friday, donators had raised more than $7,500 to financially help the baby's parents.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Vieira was a co-anchor on the morning show from September 2006 until June 2011 and began popping in as a guest co-anchor during the fourth hour, Today with Hoda & Jenna, in 2019.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Patron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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