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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
Shops usually crowded with patrons for Nowruz are now empty.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit also alleges that the bar permitted patrons under 21 years of age to be inside the establishment, including Huynh, and did not enforce any systems to prevent underage drinking.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
There are pick-up and drop-off areas and accessible seats and shuttles available for disabled patrons around the Trading Post and at the top of the venue — including accessible parking in each of the parking lots.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
The Starbucks menu was large, and patrons’ ability to customize their orders overwhelmed baristas and slowed down order fulfillment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit also alleges that the bar permitted patrons under 21 years of age to be inside the establishment, including Huynh, and did not enforce any systems to prevent underage drinking.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
There are pick-up and drop-off areas and accessible seats and shuttles available for disabled patrons around the Trading Post and at the top of the venue — including accessible parking in each of the parking lots.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
The Starbucks menu was large, and patrons’ ability to customize their orders overwhelmed baristas and slowed down order fulfillment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron
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Both the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the state’s Office of Consumer Counsel, which advocates on behalf of utility customers, have also called for further analysis before lawmakers open the door to plug-in solar.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of customers at the shuttered auto dealer can’t catch a break on their debt.—
Steven Church,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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Host governments must meet their obligations under international human rights law, while FIFA, national FAs and sponsors all have clear responsibilities to respect human rights and use their significant leverage to protect fans, players, journalists, workers and local communities.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Far-right lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech, one of the bill’s original sponsors, wiped tears from her eyes.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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According to a source in the room, there were about 250 members of the donor community at the event, which cost at least $100,000 per person to attend.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Presidential libraries are one of the few ways sitting presidents can solicit foreign donations — without ever having to disclose their donors.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Arnold has not been charged, and his attorney, Tim Jansen, denied his client's involvement in the case.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Nussbaumer is working on a party closet in a San Antonio home that will hold her client’s collection of Mexican and Latin ceramics.—
Kelley Bruss,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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His experiments are saved by Henrich Harlander (Christoph Waltz), a wealthy benefactor who funds Victor's work.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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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 Whiteley Estate also harvests rainwater, which is reused in both guest bathrooms and public areas, and runs on an energy monitoring system that analyses the use of electricity, heating, water and gas to optimize how and when it’s used.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Emma D'Arcy landed an Emmy nomination playing an older version of Rhaenyra later in Season 1 and stayed the lead in Season 2, though Alcock also reprised her role as a guest star.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Patron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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