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pates

noun

plural of pate
as in heads
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 pates The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pates
  1. heads
  2. skulls
  3. domes
  4. beans
  5. nuts
  6. noodles
Noun
  • Bathrooms have soaking tubs and separate shower areas, rainforest shower heads, lighted make-up mirrors, and plush robes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When a Black professor suggests that the protesting students are infringing on their classmates’ right to use shared areas, her white counterparts shake their heads in disgust for her refusal to capitulate to progressive groupthink.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of heads
Noun
  • The Ku Klux Klan is everywhere, especially in law enforcement, and that means Scarpa's got to crack some skulls, no warrant, no problem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At the very least, these defensive tackles are willing to crack skulls.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of skulls
Noun
  • Their prototype domes are only about the size of a wine cork at this point, but their compressive strength is comparable to low-grade concrete.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The team currently produces small test domes roughly the size of a wine cork.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of domes
Noun
  • In addition to tomatoes and cucumbers, gardeners can expect abundant harvests of eggplants, beans, squash, and peppers throughout September, as fall crops move into the picture!
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Typically made with commodity-quality beans, this potent cup is brewed in a metal pot or filtered through cloth and sweetened with panela (unrefined cane sugar).
    — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • My pungent plateful grew in strength from tomme to Shropshire blue, accompanied by crusty bread, fruit and nuts.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • Anyone who has worked with fresh pasta knows the line between al dente and flabby noodles is infinitesimally fine.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of noodles

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“Pates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pates. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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