1
as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard
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as in business
transactions or economic support provided by customers
he refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious
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Recent Examples of patronage
The challenge is that the clerics have constructed a dense architecture of fear, dependency, surveillance, and economic patronage that enriched the men with guns.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Your patronage will help refugees and victims in the Middle East.
Details: noon-6 p.m., St. Anthony of Padua, 2530 Victory Parkway, Walnut Hills.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Nobody knows this more than Royal Copenhagen’s creative director Jasper Toron Nielsen, who joined the company founded long ago under the patronage of Queen Juliane Marie in 1775.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
The filing comes days after four high-ranking former New York City police officials filed a separate suit alleging that Adams doled out patronage promotions and a culture of cronyism in the NYPD, according to the Associated Press.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Your patronage will help refugees and victims in the Middle East.
Details: noon-6 p.m., St. Anthony of Padua, 2530 Victory Parkway, Walnut Hills.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Nobody knows this more than Royal Copenhagen’s creative director Jasper Toron Nielsen, who joined the company founded long ago under the patronage of Queen Juliane Marie in 1775.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
The filing comes days after four high-ranking former New York City police officials filed a separate suit alleging that Adams doled out patronage promotions and a culture of cronyism in the NYPD, according to the Associated Press.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patronage
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And the reliability of economic information Washington provides to foreign governments, businesses and investors is vital to their confidence in our economy.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
12 Aug. 2025
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At the moment — and surely for some years to come — there is plenty of AI business to go around.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The custom instructions have nothing to do with therapy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Players’ Weekend began in 2017 as a way to showcase the personality of players through custom apparel and bats, nicknames used by announcers and more.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Patronage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronage. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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