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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
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.
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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
The plan for the community center included Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, building renovations, and a senior center conversion, which would help older Fort Worth residents patronizing the center, according to the agenda item.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
The plan for the community center included Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, building renovations, and a senior center conversion, which would help older Fort Worth residents patronizing the center, according to the agenda item.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 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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Carson, who served as secretary during President Trump’s first term, endorsed Trump’s most recent bid for the presidency in late 2023.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The actor then endorsed Kamala Harris for president.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Their visit comes after four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador earlier this week to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to the Central American country.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Kerry Morrison, founder of a nonprofit that advocates for change in the mental health system and has sat for years on the oversight committee for the city’s Proposition HHH homeless housing fund, finds all the new groups hard to follow.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
23 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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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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Survivors and community members at Florida State University came together to grieve and support each other at a vigil that drew thousands after two people were killed and more were injured in an April 17 campus shooting.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The port's marine infrastructure is also being improved to support vessels with up to 5,500 passengers, including new mooring foundations, bollards, and fenders.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Patronize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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