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Recent Examples of pate
Just recently, Pera put a smooth mushroom pate on Coltivare’s menu, blanketed in a downy fluff of truffles.
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Speaking of pates, Dunk also visits the blacksmith, Steely Pate, who offers to sell him armor for 800 stags, or cheaper armor for 600.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Young will be on the main stage Friday in the expo center demonstrating the technique behind eclairs, profiteroles, and other pate choux pastries.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
On a sheet tray with parchment paper, pipe pate choux (using a round plain tip) into eight eclairs.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Speaking of pates, Dunk also visits the blacksmith, Steely Pate, who offers to sell him armor for 800 stags, or cheaper armor for 600.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Young will be on the main stage Friday in the expo center demonstrating the technique behind eclairs, profiteroles, and other pate choux pastries.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
On a sheet tray with parchment paper, pipe pate choux (using a round plain tip) into eight eclairs.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pate
Noun
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The reason, an official with knowledge of the meeting plans said, is because King Charles is a head of state, rather than a head of government.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Matt Small, who is in his first season as Lincoln-Way Central’s head coach, was an assistant at Homewood-Flossmoor.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But things spun out of his control when Tanaghrisson drove a hatchet into the French commander’s skull and his men began killing the wounded.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There such subtexts of skeletons, skulls, blood, aging, injury, anatomy and mortality can be found.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Following months of earthquakes and eruptions, a lava dome collapsed on Mount Unzen in Japan.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Johnson’s latest Springfield visit comes as his office’s lobbying efforts under the dome have been criticized by even legislative Democrats as ineffective.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The restaurant is smoking up plenty of brisket and enormous beef ribs — along with chicken and pork — to go with mac and cheese, baked beans, collard greens, potato salad and other Southern sides.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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Protein pasta may be made from soybeans or legumes such as peas, beans, chickpeas, or lentils.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Justin Brazeau skated over to the Penguins captain and rubbed the back of his noggin for good measure.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That theory took a big blow to the noggin in March.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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