pate

as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth plopped a cap on his bald pate

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Recent Examples of pate While trays of chef Sophia Roe’s delicate hors d'oeuvres like English pea tarts, caviar edible spoons and elderflower pate de fruits passed through the crowd, perfumer Christine Nagel toasted the house’s newest fragrance, Barénia. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024 Corgan tipped the brim of the Cubs baseball cap that sat atop his gleaming pate. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 Apparently, Parisians mistook the uniformed figure with the bald pate for General Dwight Eisenhower. Sam Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015 The bald pate and Mephistophelian goatee evoked Ming the Merciless of the Flash Gordon comics and the menacing devil worshippers from movies — LaVey was reclaiming pop culture’s caricature of a Satanist to fashion his high-priest persona. Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pate 
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Noun
  • Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.
    John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
  • Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.
    J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • For the next eight months, Isabella was in and out of the hospital and underwent two follow-up surgeries to clean out an infection around the surgical site and replace part of her skull with a titanium mesh plate.
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The surgery, called a pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade, is commonly performed to fix retina tears or detachments by replacing part of the vitreous fluid inside the eye with air, thereby allowing the eye to maintain its shape in your skull after a portion has been removed.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The dome atop Ford Field removes weather as a variable and makes this pick more cut-and-dried than the other three this weekend.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • After a Russian missile blast shattered its windows, doors and glass dome in 2022, the WMF enlisted the U.S. State Department to help restore the building, with assistance from local government agencies.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As a pasta alternative, thinly slice them into zucchini noodles. 7.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Flaming Ox specialties are beef noodle soup, rice bowls and popcorn chicken.
    Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Add seasonings, beans and vegetables and cook until heated through.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Complex carbs, such as whole fruits, beans, and whole grains, are largely unprocessed and contain nutrients that benefit health, such as fiber, vitamins, and minerals.1 For example, whole grains contain all three parts of the grain kernel: the germ, the endosperm, and the bran.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Today, brain rot reflects a worry that consuming the internet's endless waves of memes and video clips, especially on social media, might numb one's noggin.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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