as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness
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Recent Examples of patina
Though upon closer inspection, a level of patina is another component of the larger Alyssa Kapito Interiors package.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025
There’s a certain 1990s patina to so much of Kyle Mooney’s work.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Compare with the Met’s full-size cast, from 1985, and these miniatures cleave the collective anguish into distinct emotions — one figure seems mid-dance, one bored, another ecstatic — in a range of patinas, from dark chocolate to leather.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
His coy narrative voice and audacious insouciance, thinly disguised under a patina of classical Oxford education and self-deprecating wit, amuse the reader for several hundred pages.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025
There’s a certain 1990s patina to so much of Kyle Mooney’s work.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Compare with the Met’s full-size cast, from 1985, and these miniatures cleave the collective anguish into distinct emotions — one figure seems mid-dance, one bored, another ecstatic — in a range of patinas, from dark chocolate to leather.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
His coy narrative voice and audacious insouciance, thinly disguised under a patina of classical Oxford education and self-deprecating wit, amuse the reader for several hundred pages.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for patina
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patina
Noun
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Sunglasses on and joint in hand, Scott sauntered out alongside Uso with the aura of a ’90s wrestler — a picture-perfect moment for both stars.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
12 Feb. 2025
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László has this aura around him and the confidence of a genius and the arrogance of a genius.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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For the eleventh time, the Super Bowl will be played in the Big Easy, but the normally festive atmosphere will include a somber tribute to the victims and the heroes of the New Year's Day tragedy.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Those are caused when the atmosphere picks up moisture from open water and then dumps it back on land in the form of snow.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The software can be fixed either through an over the air update or at a dealer, free of charge.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The sun collection extends Lindberg’s air titanium rim with its signature spiral hinge and n.o.w.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Patina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patina. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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