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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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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bear skull was not directly carbon dated, but another bone from the site in the same archaeological context was between 1,675 and 1,785 years old, researchers said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The child was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit with bilateral skull fractures and subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, according to the arrest citation.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 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 dome will give Liverpool a full-size indoor pitch for the first time.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dessert continues the theme with the Flaming Alaska, a meringue dome flambéed in front of you.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New Light Show Eventually, the NuPhy team managed to create a homogenous light source by placing the LEDs at different angles to the beans and that eliminated the shadows.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Rotate tomatoes to a spot previously occupied by corn, cabbage, or beans to help prevent blight, wilt, bacterial spot, and anthracnose.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Kenny just sits there with not a single light on inside that noggin of his.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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