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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
What ensues is an affirmation from patrons; their adornments essentially become an armor.
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Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
Surveillance footage from inside the Four Seasons Diner Restaurant on Cottman Avenue, which is about half a mile from the crash site, shows several patrons in booths and a waitress standing nearby when an object suddenly whizzes through the frame.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Police have responded to numerous violent incidents stemming from prostitution shakedowns, and a man suspected of assaulting a gambling den patron in 2022 has also been investigated for allegedly going around gambling dens demanding protection money, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Malibu Beach Inn, a luxury hotel located on the Malibu waterfront, reopened on January 24 and wants to let patrons know that now, more than ever, caring and compassionate guests are welcome.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
Surveillance footage from inside the Four Seasons Diner Restaurant on Cottman Avenue, which is about half a mile from the crash site, shows several patrons in booths and a waitress standing nearby when an object suddenly whizzes through the frame.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Police have responded to numerous violent incidents stemming from prostitution shakedowns, and a man suspected of assaulting a gambling den patron in 2022 has also been investigated for allegedly going around gambling dens demanding protection money, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Malibu Beach Inn, a luxury hotel located on the Malibu waterfront, reopened on January 24 and wants to let patrons know that now, more than ever, caring and compassionate guests are welcome.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron
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LeBron James and Doja Cat get laughs, but the real fun, as intended, is in the supercuts of actual Taco Bell customers (many of them photographed, apparently, at the drive-thru) that flash on the screen.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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When people start leaving a monetary unit at the cash register for the next customer, the unit is too small to be useful.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The county Board of Supervisors will appoint Gibson — who will take sponsor group training before being seated as a new member — likely in March.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Two days prior to the biggest football game of the year, the NFL hosted its fourth Annual Night of Pride, in partnership with GLAAD and presenting sponsor Smirnoff.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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While there have long been rumblings that Casey DeSantis would one day run for office, the prospect of that happening became more tenable during a Palm Beach County donor event last week where the plan was discussed as a possible reality in 2026, NBC News reported.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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Yet despite not being able to receive organs, undocumented individuals account for approximately 3.3% of the deceased organ donor pool.—
Christine Lopez,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Stone’s snackable style was by longtime stylist Petra Flannery, whose other client Zoe Saldaña took home best supporting actress for Emilia Perez at the BAFTAs on the same evening.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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When the Red Sox dispatched officials to California in mid-November for a sit-down with Bregman, the team’s focus had been on another Boras client, Juan Soto.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Adams was accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of benefits starting in around 2014, including first-class flights and hotel stays all over the world, from foreign benefactors with ties to the Turkish government who sought to one day cash in on their relationship.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Being the sole benefactor of her late parents’ assets meant having some financial resources to begin this work, which involved hiring archivists and working 40 hours a week over 3 years to document inventory and create a digital archive.—
Maddie Klett,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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The now Grammy-winning singer got her start as a child actor, doing guest spots on Law & Order: SVU, Phineas and Ferb, and Orange Is the New Black before catching her big break with the Disney Channel show Girl Meets World in 2014.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Lamar will be taking the stage during the halftime show alongside special guest SZA, who also happens to be Drake's ex-girlfriend.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Patron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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