pate

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 To help with this, Fortune says Boring Tunnel has installed license plate readers that close the gate if an unauthorized vehicle pate is scanned. Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024 Dine on everything from pate en croute to Faroe Island salmon while taking in a performance from a wide-range of legendary performers: this spring alone sees acts from Glee’s Matthew Morrison to Jeff Goldblum. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025 The Vietnamese restaurant specialized in bò né, sizzling rib-eye steak and eggs served with sausage, pate and a meatball. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 Finish off with winter citrus pavlova—olive oil cake with yuzu pastry cream, mandarin pate de fruit, and caramelized pistachios. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pate
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Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • 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
  • Meet the hiker bringing off-roading wheelchairs to L.A. More big stories Forensic testing links skull remains to Northern California woman missing since 1987.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
  • Flying enemies zip around above, some hurling ghostly skulls at you, others wielding annoyingly long whips.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2025
  • Each of the three domes is covered in a translucent plastic membrane to protect it from the elements and is supported by a framework made from a different material.
    Adam Williams May 05, New Atlas, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • The combination of beans, potatoes, ground beef, corn, and lots of spices and cheese makes a satisfying supper.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
  • The beans didn’t have the pork and smoke flavor typical of American-style beans.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Giro, Bell, Smith, POC, and Kask are all reputable brands with a wide range of shapes to fit bulbous and diminutive noggins alike.
    Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The show also functions very much as a love letter to that devil’s playground called Times Square, where Betty finds characters that look like her but have even bigger noggins.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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