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 Nashville haunt, with its sliced pork, pate and bologna. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 Or the witches from The Witches with their terrifying claws and bald pates. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away. Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pate
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Noun
  • The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.
    Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The menu features noddle dishes and other traditional Chinese food items with a Midwest twist.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Noun
  • While you may be tempted to go shopping along Marshall Street (the student hangout lined with college shops and eateries) before the game, keep in mind that you’re only allowed to bring small, clear bags into the dome.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The original chrome dome would have gone hard here, or a really glossy black.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though cocoa futures plummeted 46% so far this year, customers are seeing the higher prices now because producers are making chocolate out of those pricey beans harvested in 2024, along with tariffs and inflation costs.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Asian nation last year purchased $13 billion of US beans — more than 20% of the entire crop — for animal feed and cooking oil, and the freeze has rocked rural farmers who represent a key political base for the president.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dart flung himself noggin-first into an Eagles defender in Week 5, and has been evaluated for a concussion three times in four games.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While surveying a hillside, Mongolian paleontologist Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig of North Carolina State University and a co-author of the new paper, discovered the top of a dinosaur’s noggin sticking out of a cliff.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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