Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patronesses
Noun
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The second-most popular reason, at 28%, was not having a relationship with their benefactors’ advisor.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025 -
But the arrangement could create an appearance of a conflict of interest, as Anderson’s office has steered public dollars to a business owned by a family who have been his political benefactors.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Taking the stage at his campaign’s watch party, the 34-year-old Democrat celebrated his win while taking aim at the wealthy donors who had bankrolled his opponent, independent candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Still, there was no universal standard to define the severity of hunger crises — making coordination among donors and aid groups difficult.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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For Starbucks patrons at an upscale mall in Beijing’s central business district – the same complex where the company first opened its doors in China in 1999 – the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Next door at Delirium, bar patrons raise a glass in their feline friend’s memory.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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The aim is to realize change on a large scale with some of the world’s leading companies, charitable foundations and philanthropists.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Years later the compass was created to help direct philanthropists, investors, officials and nonprofits to determine the most effective way to improve access and opportunity.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Patronesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronesses. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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