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 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 Served on warm bread with mayo, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeno, pickled carrots and daikon, and pate, the little shop has remained a local favorite while also luring in food critics, impressed by its flavors. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 Many of the dishes at SAGE feature herbs and other ingredients plucked from plants growing on the patio, too, like the Door County smoke whitefish pate or egg salad sandwich with tarragon and microgreens. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 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
  • Additional skeletal remains in the possession of the University of Wisconsin were found to match the skull, however, leading to more evidence.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Tiny sugar skulls: These little candies are enjoyed during the festivities.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Hardin said he got started as a teenager maintaining communication towers and now specializes in restoring old steeples and domes.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The white exterior peered at me with flat orifices obscured through the mist, barely distinguishable from the dark sky behind it, as though all the world beyond the dome was cut from the same slab, only slightly effaced.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The decline is attributed to lower demand for Ramen Express noodles.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Both the earthy, potent red variety and its mild and floral green sister are foundational ingredients in Chinese five-spice, chili crisp, and myriad braises, noodle dishes, and stir-fries.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Evans speaks to police and sits on a wall, with his hands still raised, before he is shot with a bean bag round and falls to the ground.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Quince Mongolian Cashmere Ribbed Beanie $98 $30 Quince This supersoft cashmere beanie should help keep their noggin warm into next year.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The best practices can be in your noggin and undertaken by hand, or in this case the meta-prompt will get the AI to do so on your behalf.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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