as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics
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Recent Examples of patron saint
Later Saturday, Leo is due to visit nearby Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, the birthplace of Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of migrants.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
October 4 is the culmination of the Magdalena Pilgrimage, which involves hiking to the church of the town’s patron saint, San Francisco Javier, in Sonora.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
The performance was partly inspired by the Italian patron saint processions Mesiti grew up attending with her immigrant Calabrian family in Sydney.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
October 4 is the culmination of the Magdalena Pilgrimage, which involves hiking to the church of the town’s patron saint, San Francisco Javier, in Sonora.
—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
The performance was partly inspired by the Italian patron saint processions Mesiti grew up attending with her immigrant Calabrian family in Sydney.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Many of Haaland’s bags are actually Haut à Courroies (HAC), the model that the Birkin is based off, but with a slightly taller and narrower profile.
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So, Larry took a shine to this idea very quickly, in a way that Larry rarely takes a shine to anything.
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The World's Fair, as it's also known, introduced millions of people to inventions, architecture and ideas that still influence our lives today.
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The Chicago suburb of Kenilworth and the Washington, DC, suburb of Chevy Chase, for example, have fewer than 5,000 households each.
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This is just one example of the many good Turkish Clinics that offer hair transplants at lower prices than those in some markets.
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None of them had heard of the Village People, which still tours in its latest incarnation, with a Willis lookalike on lead vocals.
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The investment comes during the run-up to a milestone for the modern incarnation of the sport, which was invented centuries ago by Native Americans, with its inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Its influence traveled through a globally recognizable set of products and ideals, all centered on the American Dream.
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This is a comfortable pair of cuffs with a secure attachment, ideal for people with average ankle sizes.
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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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