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as in customer
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
a restaurant patron
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as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra
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as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution
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Recent Examples of patron
Before the ride began, patrons could pay $5 for a commemorative letter or $10 for a personal letter to be placed in the bag and carried to Missouri.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
Iran’s model presented Tehran as a mentor and patron, incubating armed groups under the pretext of fighting just causes.
—Lina Khatib, Time, 19 June 2025
The direction of science has always reflected the influence of its patrons — from the Medici court’s support of Galileo to the Manhattan Project’s harnessing of physics for wartime goals.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The resentment that artists feel about the act of laundering their patron’s cultural cache has been around at least as long as the Greeks were dealing with Alcibiades, but Mac brings a pleasurably vicious mania to this particular play-as-tirade.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
Iran’s model presented Tehran as a mentor and patron, incubating armed groups under the pretext of fighting just causes.
—Lina Khatib, Time, 19 June 2025
The direction of science has always reflected the influence of its patrons — from the Medici court’s support of Galileo to the Manhattan Project’s harnessing of physics for wartime goals.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The resentment that artists feel about the act of laundering their patron’s cultural cache has been around at least as long as the Greeks were dealing with Alcibiades, but Mac brings a pleasurably vicious mania to this particular play-as-tirade.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron
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Jamba Juice Jamba Juice customers can purchase one 16-ounce Mango-A-Go-Go or Strawberry Whirl Smoothie for $1 between 3-6 p.m. local time on Saturday, while supplies last at participating locations.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Our customers today have a good fit with the USPs of the product.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Since 2019, paid tickets are up 34%, attendance is up 13%, ticket revenue is up 149% and sponsor dollars are up more than 100%, Rabil said.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Among the sponsors that now back the PLL are Lexus, U.S. Bank, Capital One, Gatorade, Whirlpool and Rebel Bourbon, while the WLL boasts a title sponsor in the cosmetics giant Maybelline New York.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2025
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OpenSecrets reports that Rubio has raked in more than a million bucks from pro-Israel donors since 2007.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
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This quote is featured in the GMHC Stories Oral History Project, a collection of over 100 interviews with former volunteers, staff and donors from the first 15 years of the organization.—
Eden Lowinger,
The Conversation,
18 June 2025
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Elysium Space also contracted to have cremated human remains and DNA of clients placed aboard the lunar lander.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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While many clients, especially those purchasing a bespoke wedding look, travel to the brand’s Sloane Street flagship in London, her trunk shows allow those in New York into her bridal world.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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For benefactors: • X-axis = Financial capacity • Y-axis = Ease of stewardship How many benefactors land in the upper right quadrant?—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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McLaurin was one of the biggest benefactors of his arrival, as the two quickly built a strong connection.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.—
Annika Bahnsen,
Orange County Register,
19 July 2024
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Their Connecticut estate, Great Elm, housed ten children and a cavalcade of heady guests such as Albert Jay Nock, the author, anti–New Dealer, and casual anti-Semite.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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While couples dream of hosting a big white wedding with hundreds of guests, others can’t fathom the idea and would prefer to celebrate in a much more intimate setting.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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“Patron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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