PATRONIZED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

patronized

verb

past tense of patronize

as in condescended

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 endorsed

to promote the interests or cause of a company that loyally patronizes the arts

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Recent Examples of patronized Steinem set out to expose the working conditions and interior lives of the bunnies slinging booze to the playboys who patronized the club. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 As early as the 1920s, Coco Chanel patronized Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company, famously designing the costumes for Le Train Bleu, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in 1924. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 Beaverbrook is a five-star country house hotel that was once patronized by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and other 20th-century celebrities. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also have patronized the tavern. — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Penelope is unable to just govern Ithaca herself and is besieged by the suitors and patronized by her son; Helen is kidnapped by Paris (or is given to him as a prize by Aphrodite or elopes with him), setting off the Trojan War. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 The speech was made at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that Mazepa patronized. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026 The altercation occurred outside of a parking garage near Doggie’s, a State College bar that, according to police documents, McKenna had patronized with a group earlier that night. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The traumas come from the way people responded, how they’ve been patronized and gaslit and shunned. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026

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Curry never condescended to material, but consistently elevated scripts by taking them seriously.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
That is, until she’s condescended by her chic coworker Emily (Emily Blunt), admonished by Miranda, and given a makeover by Runway art director Nigel (Stanley Tucci).

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026

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Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) and Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) have both endorsed Hilton’s Democratic rival in the governor’s race, former Biden cabinet member Xavier Becerra.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In participatory budgeting, several wards, as well as the Chicago Park District, set aside portions of discretionary funds for projects endorsed by residents.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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North Carolina Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives cut all ties with one of their candidates running for the state legislature after her past social media posts about violence against Republicans came to light.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
Krohn put in new sprinklers and fire-safety systems after his last renters moved out a few years ago, then cut a hole between the second and third floors, allowing more light and air to filter through what is now a unified owner’s duplex.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

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Drivers appear to largely be on board, and fans have responded as well, even though many advocated for eliminating the end-of-season spotlight entirely in favor of a Premier League-style yearlong title race.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
However, a contingent of pro-autonomous vehicle backers, many from a group of 29 organizations that advocated on behalf of Waymo to the CPUC, celebrated the expansion ruling.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocated

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Silicon Labs has opened a new research and development laboratory for advanced chip design and testing at its Austin headquarters, supported in part by a $23 million grant from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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