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 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 Dine on everything from pate en croute to Faroe Island salmon while taking in a performance from a wide-range of legendary performers: this spring alone sees acts from Glee’s Matthew Morrison to Jeff Goldblum. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025 The Vietnamese restaurant specialized in bò né, sizzling rib-eye steak and eggs served with sausage, pate and a meatball. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 Finish off with winter citrus pavlova—olive oil cake with yuzu pastry cream, mandarin pate de fruit, and caramelized pistachios. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 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
  • Revel fractured his skull and broke his nose which ended his sophomore football season.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025
  • His hair pours off his head as if leaking from his skull.
    Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The blaze left Castle Howard in a state of utter destruction, with its soaring dome crumbled inwards and many of its stately rooms hollowed out.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The truck toting the Pope’s body glided down narrow streets, the dome of the Vatican slowly fading into the distance.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The hardest part might just be opening up the cans of beans and tomatoes.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Whole grains like quinoa and farro paired with legumes like chickpeas and beans make for a filling, high-protein meal with plenty of fiber.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The best practices can be in your noggin and undertaken by hand, or in this case the meta-prompt will get the AI to do so on your behalf.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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