patroness

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Recent Examples of patroness Brigid later became popular in Irish Christian tradition as Saint Brigid, the patroness saint of Ireland. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 On view are shell necklaces worn by Woolf and Bell, original sketches by Grant, and a silk Mariano Fortuny dress that once belonged to the patroness Lady Ottoline Morrell. Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023 Beyoncé, 42, has figured out how to adjust her voice (her characteristic growl floats in falsetto) and adjust her body language (more benevolent, like a gilded patroness) to abstract the object and subject of the song. Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023 Local officials said the icon of the patroness of the city was retrieved from under the rubble. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for patroness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patroness
Noun
  • And how much, or how little, does Belinda know about what happened to her would-be benefactress?
    Dan Heching, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Breaking down the differences between playing the ruthless crime lord and the polished benefactress, Gasćon also noted that the role of Emilia was deceptively physical.
    Elaina Patton, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Yale Divinity School’s curriculum often prioritizes social justice over biblical exegesis, a shift that would likely dismay its benefactors.
    The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
  • The fact that their benefactor — and half-brother — was a lawyer and Congressman may have shielded them from a resurgent Ku Klux Klan and some of the worst treatment legalized by the Black Codes.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Four years later, the high court invalidated a limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle.
    June 30, CBS News, 30 June 2025
  • Last Friday, an anonymous donor left a box containing a large fan by the front door of the First Baptist Church of Park Forest.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • While each cup of lemonade costs $1, some patrons have offered much more.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • So that the stadium — already gifted, prime public land — can offer a few more parking spots for its patrons, while our kids are left with fewer places to play.
    John Herbst, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025

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“Patroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patroness. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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