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
Similarly, Mexican Americans celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint, in December.
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Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Antonoff seems to have studied up on the teachings of Justin Vernon, modern patron saint of white-boy gospel music, and even Laurie Anderson—both artists with foundational works in the canon of digital disconnection—but his prevailing instinct is to shoot for the middle.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 May 2026
Named for Honoratus of Amiens, the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, the Saint-Honoré is French pâtisserie at its most theatrical.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
At the sanctuary to Cuba’s patron saint, La Ermita de La Caridad, the Saturday night Mass customarily transmitted to Cuba through Radio Marti was dedicated to the four missing pilots.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
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Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Antonoff seems to have studied up on the teachings of Justin Vernon, modern patron saint of white-boy gospel music, and even Laurie Anderson—both artists with foundational works in the canon of digital disconnection—but his prevailing instinct is to shoot for the middle.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 May 2026
Named for Honoratus of Amiens, the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, the Saint-Honoré is French pâtisserie at its most theatrical.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
At the sanctuary to Cuba’s patron saint, La Ermita de La Caridad, the Saturday night Mass customarily transmitted to Cuba through Radio Marti was dedicated to the four missing pilots.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
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This model is for everyone who wants to know both what is likely to happen in an upcoming soccer match, but also why.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Netflix model has been more, not better.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Since his Pop Art paintings in the early ‘60s at London’s Royal College of Art, Hockney was rarely out of the limelight and, more importantly, rarely out of fresh ideas for how to draw, paint, film, print, photograph or otherwise express his creativity.—
Barbara Isenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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In the end, an inexperienced minor – who has no idea who hired them – pulls the trigger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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There are two dogs, for example, in Bartholomeus van Bassen’s painting of an imagined church interior with the tomb of William the Silent (pictured above, 1620).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The 1961 legislation establishing the Seashore saved the land from development and gave the public a pristine example of what the popular peninsula looked like before the Pilgrims arrived in Provincetown and before the birth of the nation.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The original incarnation of The Muppet Show lasted five seasons and 120 episodes, from 1976 to 1981, and in that time some of the biggest names in show-business lined up to take the stage alongside Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Our sacred task now is not one of translation, but one of incarnation, letting the fullness of the 49 be seen, shown, felt and heard.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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The Jetsetter’s slim profile makes the tool ideal for picking up anything metal in hard-to-reach places, both at home and while on the road, like behind a nightstand in a hotel room or under the sink in a restaurant bathroom.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Bodies; projects; efforts; ideals.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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