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
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.
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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
Meanwhile, winding alleys lead past plaques of Saint Catalina Thomàs—Mallorca’s patron saint—born in the village in 1533.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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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
Meanwhile, winding alleys lead past plaques of Saint Catalina Thomàs—Mallorca’s patron saint—born in the village in 1533.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
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The system works in bacteria, human cells, and even live tumor models, offering a safer and more precise alternative to traditional techniques.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The model wore two looks that night, including an eye-turning pink two-piece lingerie set with a sparkly bustier and lacy boy briefs.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bank of America reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as buy Bank of America says the stocks remain favorite ideas at the firm.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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It’s not presented as an idea because of how we were raised.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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One example of such smaller space weather events is a magnetic flux rope—bundles of magnetic fields wrapped around each other like a rope.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of the most famous examples of a major business leader succeeding from failure was Apple’s visionary cofounder Steve Jobs.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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That includes the number of incarnations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, with a new version coming from director Guillermo del Toro.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Designing The Creature was an intricate process with various stages of its design incarnation on display.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Social media is shaping beauty ideals that are unrealistic and often impossible to reach, leaving many girls feeling like their real faces aren’t good enough.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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The attack aimed to preserve the Romantic ideal of childhood innocence, not to deny the boy’s gift.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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