PATRONESSES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

patronesses

noun

plural of patroness

as in benefactors

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Noun

But while the group tries to expand its outreach, some of the program’s largest benefactors are moving on.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
The park around the corner lists one of its benefactors as Todd Graves, the LSU donor and CEO of the Raising Cane’s chicken fingers empire.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of benefactors

Noun

Interest groups play an outsize role in national elections, politicians spend their time on calls with wealthy donors instead of meeting constituents and parties increasingly focus on themselves rather than average Americans.

— Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Ticket sales will never bring in the kind of money theaters need to sustain a robust slate of diverse programming — that will always have to come from donors.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of donors

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For customers, the bigger takeaway is that competition in fast food appears to be getting tighter, especially as hungry patrons pay closer attention to freshness, variety and value.

— Staff reports, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of patrons

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Smart money philanthropists, including Michael Dell and Ray Dalio, have set up foundation money to contribute to Trump accounts on behalf of children of low-income families.

— Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Hope because listeners, viewers and philanthropists stepped up.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 July 2026

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