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as in customers
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
a restaurant patron
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as in sponsors
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra
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as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money
the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution
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Recent Examples of patrons
Willie, too, was welcomed by jovial patrons in the restaurant where Heyerdahl was dining.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Staff and patrons report feeling cold spots and hair-pulling near a painting that hangs in the back, and co-owner Isaac Mejia even had three different mediums confirm that the women’s bathroom is haunted by a little girl.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The Hot Chick goes down the rabbit hole With over-the-top Alice in Wonderland decor, like oversized clocks, butterflies, and mushrooms, plus an appearance by the Queen of Hearts, The Hot Chick aims to transport patrons to a magical place.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Sometimes her patrons recognize her.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Chinese media reported that some domestic supercomputing centers and large language model (LLM) developers, currently the big patrons of advanced AI chips, promised to purchase homegrown alternatives to NVIDIA.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Visitors can swap out their old cookbooks for new-to-them cookbooks used by other library patrons.
—Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024
It was also intended to make bathrooms cleaner, neater and more pleasing to women patrons and to reduce the cost and time of restroom maintenance.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
The patrons are definitely part of shaping the future of our industry.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Staff and patrons report feeling cold spots and hair-pulling near a painting that hangs in the back, and co-owner Isaac Mejia even had three different mediums confirm that the women’s bathroom is haunted by a little girl.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The Hot Chick goes down the rabbit hole With over-the-top Alice in Wonderland decor, like oversized clocks, butterflies, and mushrooms, plus an appearance by the Queen of Hearts, The Hot Chick aims to transport patrons to a magical place.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Sometimes her patrons recognize her.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Chinese media reported that some domestic supercomputing centers and large language model (LLM) developers, currently the big patrons of advanced AI chips, promised to purchase homegrown alternatives to NVIDIA.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Visitors can swap out their old cookbooks for new-to-them cookbooks used by other library patrons.
—Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024
It was also intended to make bathrooms cleaner, neater and more pleasing to women patrons and to reduce the cost and time of restroom maintenance.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
The patrons are definitely part of shaping the future of our industry.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrons
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By demonstrating awareness of these industry dynamics, business development leaders can become indispensable partners in their customers’ success.Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, customers tend to prefer using larger banks for custody services as the stability and safety of the custodian bank is perhaps the most important driver of a custody decision.GuruFocus, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Several dozen donors, volunteers and campaign staffers had crowded inside for breakfast before leaving to canvas voters.Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
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At Cornell University, Martha Pollack retired after donors called for her ouster.Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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Friends, guests, clients all have different habits.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Media advisory and advertising services revenue increased by 43%, attributed to higher renewal activity and media purchases from clients.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Many of these same supporters are now caught in makeshift shelters.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Among the measure’s supporters, 31% hold that view.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Soon, dozens of guests will be arriving from out of town.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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With large groups, try to remember names, ask guests about themselves.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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After Biden attracted billionaires like Michael Bloomberg and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Harris has already got the backing of at least 76 wealthy benefactors herself, including Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and philanthropist Melinda French Gates.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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With polls indicating a very close Presidential election, the biggest benefactors of this ad spending largesse are the local television stations in seven swing states; Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Patrons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrons. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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