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 last woman to leave the camps, a 33-year-old named Margarita Uría Rodríguez, departed carrying an image of la Caridad del Cobre, the Virgin of Charity and Cuba’s patron saint, which had kept watch over the refugee tent city called Camp Bravo.
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Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
On social media, graduate degree holders will eagerly tell you that Britain’s patron saint is Turkish, its alphabet Roman, its religion Middle Eastern, and its royal family German.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
She was canonized in 1267 and became the patron saint of brides, widows, the poor and those whose children have died.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Aside from Carnival, every locality on the island has its own festa dedicated to the patron saint of the town.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
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Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
On social media, graduate degree holders will eagerly tell you that Britain’s patron saint is Turkish, its alphabet Roman, its religion Middle Eastern, and its royal family German.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
She was canonized in 1267 and became the patron saint of brides, widows, the poor and those whose children have died.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Aside from Carnival, every locality on the island has its own festa dedicated to the patron saint of the town.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
Noun
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Many existing models still rely on empirical methods developed several decades ago.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Seven decades later, these ideas are mainstream in both Israeli and US discourse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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One idea that still looks elegant but adds a little something-something?—
Luz García,
Glamour,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For example, a government notice earlier this year referenced a construction project in Shaanxi province belonging to the CASC 4th Academy, which is widely known as the main contractor for solid-fuel rockets.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Franklin, for example, worked tirelessly over the eight years between 1775 and 1783 to kindle the civil war within the British Empire into a worldwide blaze.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Jolly views himself as an agent of change for Florida, while advocating policy positions that are strikingly different from his GOP incarnation.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The franchise, which began with Ian Fleming’s first novel, Casino Royale in 1953, has spawned numerous film adaptations featuring a roster of A-list actors, with Daniel Craig as the last incarnation of Agent 007.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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What fed into your early ideals about writing and reading?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Far from being a mere flaw, hypocrisy is the crucible in which ideals and reality collide.—
Shadi Hamid,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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