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Recent Examples of patroness
On view are shell necklaces worn by Woolf and Bell, original sketches by Grant, and a silk Mariano Fortuny dress that once belonged to the patroness Lady Ottoline Morrell.
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023
Beyoncé, 42, has figured out how to adjust her voice (her characteristic growl floats in falsetto) and adjust her body language (more benevolent, like a gilded patroness) to abstract the object and subject of the song.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Local officials said the icon of the patroness of the city was retrieved from under the rubble.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2023
Local officials said that the icon of the patroness of the city had been retrieved from under the rubble.
—Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023
Beyoncé, 42, has figured out how to adjust her voice (her characteristic growl floats in falsetto) and adjust her body language (more benevolent, like a gilded patroness) to abstract the object and subject of the song.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Local officials said the icon of the patroness of the city was retrieved from under the rubble.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2023
Local officials said that the icon of the patroness of the city had been retrieved from under the rubble.
—Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patroness
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Breaking down the differences between playing the ruthless crime lord and the polished benefactress, Gasćon also noted that the role of Emilia was deceptively physical.Elaina Patton, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Instead, each week will see the top two queens will earn benefactress badges.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 May 2024
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Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Unusual benefactors?USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Though benefactor scandals were not unheard of, there’d never been a reckoning quite like this one.Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Frank Bisignano, a GOP donor and CEO of fintech and payments firm Fiserv, to the role.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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For Pisano’s procedure earlier this year, the NYU team used a donor pig with a single genetic edit—a gene knockout to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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His patron, and his nemesis, is the Philadelphia blueblood industrialist played by Guy Pearce.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
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The rebels have Damascus in their sights, and the ability of Assad's forces to repel them — with their patrons Russia and Iran bogged down by other conflicts — suddenly seems uncertain.Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Patroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patroness. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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