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Recent Examples of pate
To help with this, Fortune says Boring Tunnel has installed license plate readers that close the gate if an unauthorized vehicle pate is scanned.
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Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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
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Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pate
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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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
Noun
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The serial killer's murder spree came to an end in 1994 when his 13-year-old son found a human skull and a pile of bones in the woods around Fox Hollow Farm.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bodies were split apart, skulls crushed, limbs torn off.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Summit is the only cave hotel in Texas, and there are stargazing domes and two casitas on site, too.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Pointing at the dome, the group noted the word noor, or light, written in Arabic.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During the fraudulent transaction, the woman stole 11 packs of ramen noodles, a pair of women's boots, blue jeans and a T-shirt for a total of $137.34, the affidavit reads.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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In total, Cross is accused of having stolen 11 packs of Ramen noodles, jeans, a T-shirt and boots valued at $137.34.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This quick sausage and bean dish is truly packed with flavor.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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The restaurant ran out of staples — even beans — and didn’t have the traditional chile powder to dust its traditional chips.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But Anunoby remembering a steal or a knee to the noggin is not unusual, even if the play in question was more than 40 games ago.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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