pate

Definition of patenext
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 Its menu includes a cheeseboard, chicken salad sliders, mushroom pate, Caesar salad, marinated olives and more. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Just recently, Pera put a smooth mushroom pate on Coltivare’s menu, blanketed in a downy fluff of truffles. 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 See All Example Sentences for pate
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Noun
  • All of the suspects were dressed head-to-toe in black, with some wearing hoods and masks.
    Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
  • Collins’s main competitors are Derek Dooley, the former head coach of the football programs at Louisiana Tech and the University of Tennessee, and Buddy Carter, another Georgia congressman.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • But at least some of the Vesuvian victims probably died instantaneously from the intense heat of fast-moving lava flows, with temperatures high enough to boil brains and explode skulls.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • In that release, MCSO included photos of bones and skulls, presumably of deceased bison, and presumably taken on the Lay Valley property.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Many of the city’s buildings, including the historic City Hall, were crafted in the style of Moorish architecture with domes, minarets and outdoor staircases.
    Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Under the seventy-five-foot dome, Archivist Wayne Grover took formal custody of the Declaration.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Prebiotics are types of fiber found in foods like oats, bananas, onions, beans and flaxseed that feed those beneficial bacteria.
    Ryan Brennan May 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
  • That’s when the light bulb popped to combine the nutrient-dense lupini beans into a high-quality durum wheat pasta.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026
  • 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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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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