pates

Definition of patesnext
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 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
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Noun
  • Jokanovic had collected 14 kills by the time the third set had ended, and one of them grazed the top of two Ball State defenders’ heads before hitting the court for the set-winner in the third frame.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
  • Several talking heads mention Magyar’s temper.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • While building the institution, architects discovered that buried under it was one of the largest and best preserved tzompantli, or wooden rack, displaying over 650 human skulls thought to have been sacrificed in the 15th century, during Aztec rule.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot, research shows, are 81 times more likely than those who do to develop late vitamin K deficiency bleeding, where in many cases oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls.
    Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Flowerheads feature compact domes of tiny greenish-white flowers that form a pincushion-like center.
    Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
  • The design leans futuristic, even, as the light bulbs peek from under Space Age domes.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The chef Gregory Gourdet, the son of Haitian immigrants, approaches France from the view of the colonies, moving from Vietnam to Louisiana but ever circling back to the Caribbean and its wealth of plantains, salt cod, Scotch bonnets, pikliz and not-so-humble rice and beans.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Baked beans have been a side for an open flame meal since the time of the cowboy, and before that, our Britsh ancestors.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • But for people who consume fewer calories, like Matthews’s mother, those calories and the protein in them are better off coming from whole foods—such as chicken, beans, nuts and vegetables.
    Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
  • Pistachio nuts are also a favorite go-to snack.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • If the chef Nhu Ton had her way, even the noodles for pho would be made in-house.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Add tofu, noodles, cucumber, cabbage, carrots, and melon to bowl; toss to coat.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026

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“Pates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pates. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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