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Recent Examples of pate
What to look for in quality wet dog food
Texture
Wet dog food usually comes in the form of ground meat or a loaf, but there are some pates available, which have a paste-like and smooth consistency.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
The smooth pate consistency is appealing to many dogs and is easy to eat for puppies, seniors and dogs recovering from illness.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Expect classic Swiss mountain fare, including an array of sausages, sliced veal Zurich-style in a cream sauce with mushrooms, homemade pâtés, terrines pates, and beef tartare.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
The smooth pate consistency is appealing to many dogs and is easy to eat for puppies, seniors and dogs recovering from illness.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Expect classic Swiss mountain fare, including an array of sausages, sliced veal Zurich-style in a cream sauce with mushrooms, homemade pâtés, terrines pates, and beef tartare.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pate
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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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
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Both 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural haematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, the reports said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 Aug. 2025
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There’s Plunderer’s Punch (black spiced rum, blackberry, lime and vanilla) in souvenir pirate skull mug for $46.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Listen to this week’s episode to learn how ancient Persians built ice-making domes in the desert and why thin, tasty waffles may have saved Britain from ice cream extinction.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Three hours into the call, officers deployed less-lethal bean bag rounds and a K-9 unit to subdue him.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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To extract more coffee from the beans, use a relatively high ratio of water to coffee (8 to 1 by weight).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here are a few examples from my creative noggin: Barklet.com – A boutique for small-breed dog gear (bark + bracelet or trinket).—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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His split noggin bobs in a direct re-creation of the way the show once depicted Hussein, underlining a link between the two figures.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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