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as in to condescend
to assume or treat with an air of superiority
a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors
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as in to endorse
to promote the interests or cause of
a company that loyally patronizes the arts
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Recent Examples of patronize
According to a recent economic impact study by the University of California, Los Angeles, areas near the burn zones could suffer wage losses of nearly $300 million because so many businesses were destroyed and few customers are around to patronize those that survived.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
The neighborhood was also heavily impacted by Attucks’ downgrade from a high school to a middle school in 1968 because high school students would patronize many local businesses, George said.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Contrary to criticism that Galentine's Day patronizes single women, the festivity is meant to be about empowerment and uplifting one another.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The conditions were added to ensure the center brings a new mix of employees to the city’s downtown and that employees be able to patronize neighboring businesses.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
The neighborhood was also heavily impacted by Attucks’ downgrade from a high school to a middle school in 1968 because high school students would patronize many local businesses, George said.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Contrary to criticism that Galentine's Day patronizes single women, the festivity is meant to be about empowerment and uplifting one another.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The conditions were added to ensure the center brings a new mix of employees to the city’s downtown and that employees be able to patronize neighboring businesses.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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The twins, who’ve made some cash working in Chicago for Al Capone, buy an old sawmill from a condescending white man named Hogwood (David Maldonado), who promises the KKK is no longer around these parts, so they won’t be bothered.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2025
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What the narrator has to get away from is the assortment of low-grade humiliations and condescending attitudes she is confronted with every day while clocked in at the restaurant.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Moments after their meeting, Trump endorsed Republican Representatives Derrick Van Orden, Juan Ciscomani, Scott Perry and Gabe Evans for Congress.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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The pop superstar is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and Swift endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump in the 2024 race.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
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Trades like those are not surprising to lawmakers advocating for the ban.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Beyond animation’s inclusion in the program, animation stakeholders have additionally been advocating for enhancements like a decrease in the $1 million minimum budget for eligible projects in a bid to include children’s programming, which tends to operate with smaller budgets than adult animation.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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With the new order, Trump is threatening to cut federal funds to cities and states his Administration decides are blocking his mass deportation effort.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Edison and the state’s two other large for-profit electric companies supported the bill, along with members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Powertec’s equipment, designed by those who use it, supports lifting up to 1,000 pounds, which is significantly higher than the industry standard.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Patronize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronize. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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