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as in to condescend
to assume or treat with an air of superiority
a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors
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as in to endorse
to promote the interests or cause of
a company that loyally patronizes the arts
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Recent Examples of patronize
For now, Betty’s is contemplating ways the restaurant can attract customers who may ride down Sistrunk and patronize other businesses.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The conditions were added to ensure the center brings a new mix of employees to the city’s downtown and that employees be able to patronize neighboring businesses.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
This realization prompted her to rethink her shopping habits—focusing more on buying second-hand and patronizing local businesses.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
What To Know The report stated that the two previously unknown trips by Thomas took place in 2021 and were provided by Harlan Crow, a Texas real estate magnate who frequently patronizes Thomas.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The conditions were added to ensure the center brings a new mix of employees to the city’s downtown and that employees be able to patronize neighboring businesses.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
This realization prompted her to rethink her shopping habits—focusing more on buying second-hand and patronizing local businesses.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
What To Know The report stated that the two previously unknown trips by Thomas took place in 2021 and were provided by Harlan Crow, a Texas real estate magnate who frequently patronizes Thomas.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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What might’ve seemed pithy or condescending in another movie becomes downright gorgeous, as each interviewee is bathed in monochromatic light, and shines like a precious jewel.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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But Johnson won a key victory last week when Mr. Trump endorsed his chamber's budget outline.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Except that to endorse or criticize Apple for embracing DEI or not is to completely miss the point.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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As a result, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for the separation of church and state has filed a complaint with Boise State regarding Danielson and his actions at a public university.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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Bivol 2 Results: Full Fight Card Results And Reactions While CISA — America’s cyber defense agency — appears to advocate for fully secure messaging platforms, such as Signal, the FBI’s view appears to be different.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Southern California have also paused or cut their graduate admissions, at least temporarily.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Second half Utah cut the deficit to one after outscoring Sacramento 13-5 to start the second half, but the Kings responded with an 11-1 run to push the lead back to double digits.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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For example, the USDA invested about $6.6 billion to support rural development between 2017 and 2021, but only about $138 million went to tribal communities.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the last 20 years, Intermountain Church Planters, an organization that supports church plants in the Intermountain West, has planted nearly 30 churches this way, including seven in the Treasure Valley, according to data its leaders shared with the Statesman.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Patronize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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