pate

as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth plopped a cap on his bald pate

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Recent Examples of pate Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away. Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025 Somehow, given enough time, the duo can turn an ancient technique like pate de verre into an opportunity to explore the neverending interplay between the mind and the world it is embedded in. Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025 Guests can expect dishes like Croque Madame with ham, gruyere, egg and bechamel, country pate, and duck confit with radicchio, apples, pumpkin seeds, dates topped with a vinaigrette. Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 To help with this, Fortune says Boring Tunnel has installed license plate readers that close the gate if an unauthorized vehicle pate is scanned. Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pate
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Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • Researchers at the Chega Sofla cemetery, which dates back to the fifth millennium B.C., found the remains of a young woman, whose skull had cranial bandaging, which changes the morphology of the skull.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • The man was shot in the head, and sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The fourth century saw great innovations and achievements in Roman dome construction, but important uses for domes, like burial practices, were changing.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2025
  • In one of the final scenes of the two-episode arc, which concluded in March, surgical resident Ben Warren (Jason George) says the hospital needs an emergency plan for heat domes.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Beyond bean counting, Five Below CEO Winnie Park sees how smarter inventory selection frees store staff to elevate customer experience.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Though beans and lentils are high in carbohydrates (the macronutrient that impacts blood sugar the most) certain high-carb foods, like beans and lentils, can support healthy blood sugar.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • While Zeke and Angel each have their own noggin, the East Bay Vivarium believes the snakes share one set of internal organs.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • Giro, Bell, Smith, POC, and Kask are all reputable brands with a wide range of shapes to fit bulbous and diminutive noggins alike.
    Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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