as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics
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Recent Examples of patron saint
October 4 is the culmination of the Magdalena Pilgrimage, which involves hiking to the church of the town’s patron saint, San Francisco Javier, in Sonora.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
The performance was partly inspired by the Italian patron saint processions Mesiti grew up attending with her immigrant Calabrian family in Sydney.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Its patron saints, in modern times, have been Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma and Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić.
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Tom Williams,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
The performance was partly inspired by the Italian patron saint processions Mesiti grew up attending with her immigrant Calabrian family in Sydney.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Its patron saints, in modern times, have been Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma and Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić.
—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
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Through a series of measures starting in 2022, Washington has cut off China’s access to the cutting-edge GPUs, throttling Chinese companies’ efforts in competing for the top AI models with US tech giants.
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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That idea guided nearly every aspect of the wardrobe.
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The Chicago suburb of Kenilworth and the Washington, DC, suburb of Chevy Chase, for example, have fewer than 5,000 households each.
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This is just one example of the many good Turkish Clinics that offer hair transplants at lower prices than those in some markets.
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Newman’s script, which drew critical attention in its earlier short-film incarnation, is structured as an extended confession, the architecture of which places the audience in a peculiar position.
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By now, there have been various incarnations of Mbappe at World Cups.
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Such action would honor history, affirm human dignity and move Nassau County closer to the ideals of liberty and justice for all.
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As the Broncos have placed a premium on drafting and acquiring players who specifically fit their ideals around leadership and IQ in the locker room, Jonah’s intangibles stood out, too.
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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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