patron saint

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Recent Examples of patron saint It’s named for the patron saint of farmers, a showcase for a kitchen led by chef de cuisine Ian Lanphear to harvest local meats and produce from the multimarket ecosystem of Pullman and beyond. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 And another!) and dialogue that works like polystyrene stuffing, filling the cracks with Modi’s half-baked musings on the happy lives of pigeons or long quotes from Charles Baudelaire, poet and patron saint of dissipation. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024 The Samaritans passed a small shrine to St. Jude — the patron saint of lost causes — on the Mexico side. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Reclaiming the figure of Joan of Arc felt all the more important because the medieval warrior, a patron saint of France, has often been coopted as a figurehead by far-right groups. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for patron saint 
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Noun
  • Freightliner, Kenworth, PACCAR, Peterbilt, Toyota and Volvo all are developing EV models, depending on the truck segment and weight class.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The increase is attributed to higher demand from the indirect supply model.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Two to three yards, everybody’s got the good ideas.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • For example, Private Relay obscures your IP address while browsing the web using Safari.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • For example, California’s 52 House of Representatives members would have one vote the same as Wyoming’s single member, according to USA.gov.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This latest incarnation prescribes a state statute that would govern the development of the legal market, rather than a constitutional amendment.
    Zack Huffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso have reformed as the original incarnation of the Bloodline, but the team-up came under one condition: the former Undisputed WWE Universal Championship has to treat his cousins as equals.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The JLab Talk Pro is a versatile USB microphone ideal for podcasters and remote workers seeking professional sound quality at an accessible price.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The fracking issue exemplifies the difference between the ideals and the practical.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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