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Recent Examples of pate
Or the witches from The Witches with their terrifying claws and bald pates.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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.
—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
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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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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.
—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
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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Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fowler's character, Randall, gets involved in the group of true crime enthusiasts when he's promoted to the position of head doorman at the Arconia after Lester's death.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Latvian workers harvested rock from the small hill along the lake, eventually discovering a human skull amongst the rubble in 1964.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The doctors have to remove a small piece of his skull to release the pressure in his brain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 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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The menu features noddle dishes and other traditional Chinese food items with a Midwest twist.—
Jessica Rodriguez,
Journal Sentinel,
20 June 2024
Noun
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The fair also will feature two stages of music, an entertainment dome, mouthwatering festival food and plenty of cold beer.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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The inlay is protected within a metal bezel, per the campaign, beneath a protective glass dome cabochon.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aster’s team didn’t sell the foreign rights to the book or submit it for film and TV rights to keep from spilling the beans.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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For $90, a platter will hit your table ladened with a tin of caviar, six golden gorditas each the size of a blini, and puréed ayocote beans for dolloping.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being aware of what’s happening with your brain and taking care of your noggin may seem kind of like a no-brainer.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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