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
The yellow flower symbolizes the patron saint of Wales, who is celebrated annually on March 1.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the tribute to Nancy Guthrie outside her home keeps growing, with flowers, yellow ribbons, crosses, prayers and patron saints for older adults and in desperate situations.
—Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
In 1979, Francis was recognized by Pope John Paul II as the patron saint of ecology, and he is also revered as the patron saint of animals.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Cabrini is the patron saint of immigrants and hospital workers.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the tribute to Nancy Guthrie outside her home keeps growing, with flowers, yellow ribbons, crosses, prayers and patron saints for older adults and in desperate situations.
—Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
In 1979, Francis was recognized by Pope John Paul II as the patron saint of ecology, and he is also revered as the patron saint of animals.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Cabrini is the patron saint of immigrants and hospital workers.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
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The road ahead However, as AI models improve and businesses become more savvy at integrating new tools, Llewellyn is hopeful about their utility.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rhoda says its approach addresses this limitation by training robot models on internet-scale video data before refining them with robot-specific learning.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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That idea was put forth way back in 1929 by Fritz Zwicky, the same Fritz Zwicky who coined the term supernova and was the first to theorize the existence of dark matter.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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Invite friends to share their recent creative ideas with you to revel in mutual inspiration.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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And having the Israelis and Americans at war with Iran is a textbook example of instability in the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Benjamin Netanyahu appears to see himself as the modern-day incarnation of Winston Churchill, standing as the international bulwark against Iran as the British leader once stood against Nazi Germany.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Gyllenhaal’s debut picture, 2021’s Elena Ferrante adaptation The Lost Daughter—with Olivia Colman as a prickly academic on holiday, played, in her younger incarnation, by Buckley—was similarly ambitious, but its urgent, freewheeling sense of discovery worked in its favor.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The small villa, ideal for a duo, features a living room-balcony hybrid where trailing greenery frames views of the water.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The classics, after all, were the foundation of Western ideals like liberty, democracy, and freedom.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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