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as in customer
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
a restaurant patron
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as in sponsor
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 donor
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 patron
But despite Clark’s wrongdoings on and off the course, the decorum of being a golf patron, especially at a major championship, is paramount.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Scholars largely agree that one wealthy Delft couple, the brewing heir Pieter Claesz van Ruijven and his wife, Maria de Knuijt, were his primary patrons.
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Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Officers said the suspect wanted a Columbine massacre-style shooting and did not know the victims, who were all patrons of the library.
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Alex Stone,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Authorities said staff helped patrons to get to safety.
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Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Scholars largely agree that one wealthy Delft couple, the brewing heir Pieter Claesz van Ruijven and his wife, Maria de Knuijt, were his primary patrons.
—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Officers said the suspect wanted a Columbine massacre-style shooting and did not know the victims, who were all patrons of the library.
—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Authorities said staff helped patrons to get to safety.
—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for patron
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron
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The news prompted frustration from customers at local testing centers.
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Exposed data includes customers' names, phone numbers, physical addresses, and email addresses.
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His sponsors demand little more from the guy than an impish smile during television ads, and his press conferences for Inter Miami are few and far between.
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The survey was released at the Art House Audience Trends session at IND/EX, presented by sponsor Filmbot, and conducted by market research consulting firm Avenue ISR with additional data from Rentrak.
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The Citation was sold in March of 2024 and purchased by a company connected to a Texas real estate developer and Republican donor, according to AIN, a business jet news publication.
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Both of these techniques involve extracting individual grafts from the donor area, but how it’s implanted is what makes a difference here.
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The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts.
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Others, like Ceruto's client, who booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Bali, are just lucky.
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He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.
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And then from behind him came Miuccia Prada, the co-creative director and owner of her namesake brand, one of the world’s great art collectors and high-cultural benefactors.
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.
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By the afternoon, Perez and his small team had served seven guests in total.
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The property features a cluster of living spaces designed for family and guests.
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“Patron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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