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Recent Examples of patroness
The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak is hosting veneration and mass for thousands to honor its patroness Saint Therese.
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
On Monday, the Catholic community honored Cuba’s patroness, Our Lady of Charity, and marked the 25th anniversary of the Miami shrine’s national designation through a day of celebratory events.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Surely, there have to be other things a wealthy patroness would want to do with her time.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Greek Meaning: Good woman Alternative Spellings & Variations: Agathe, Aggie, Agata
Famous Namesakes: designer Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, novelist Agatha Christie
Peak Popularity: 1891
Fun Fact: St. Agatha of Sicily is the patroness of breast cancer patients.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
On Monday, the Catholic community honored Cuba’s patroness, Our Lady of Charity, and marked the 25th anniversary of the Miami shrine’s national designation through a day of celebratory events.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Surely, there have to be other things a wealthy patroness would want to do with her time.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Greek Meaning: Good woman Alternative Spellings & Variations: Agathe, Aggie, Agata
Famous Namesakes: designer Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, novelist Agatha Christie
Peak Popularity: 1891
Fun Fact: St. Agatha of Sicily is the patroness of breast cancer patients.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patroness
Noun
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The company gained a benefactress (Lois Pope), later parted ways and changed names (eventually becoming Florida Stage).—
Bill Hirschman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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And how much, or how little, does Belinda know about what happened to her would-be benefactress?—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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And those benefactors could withdraw their support, too (within the bounds of their contracts, but good luck suing them).—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Congress is already reviewing bipartisan legislation called the Living Donor Protection Act that would prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on donor status.—
Gabriel Schnickel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss were among the biggest individual crypto donors to Trump’s 2024 election campaign.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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In fact, in between making drinks, the bartenders often play around with the spirits and hand out tastes to inquiring patrons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Patroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patroness. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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