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as in condescends
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 endorses
to promote the interests or cause of
a company that loyally patronizes the arts
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Recent Examples of patronizes
Liam, the brother who clearly wanted this reunion the most, and wore the inability to re-consummate the brotherly relationship like an open wound, is still given mostly to jokes on stage more than serious statements or anything that patronizes the audience.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patronizes
Verb
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The dedicated cast never condescends.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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But Herzog never judges or condescends to Treadwell, even if his involvement in documenting the fallout becomes increasingly complicated.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Seehorn endorses it with the fervor of someone who has seen both sides.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Stacey Abrams endorses Josh McLaurin for lieutenant governor.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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In general, electrification cuts energy costs, removes the volatility of fuel prices, and builds more resilient operations.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Tens of thousands of jobs cuts across the industry have increased competition for open spots.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Staff cuts meant that the problem-solvers who advocates had once turned to had left, taking years of expertise with them.—
Katie Savin,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Dying while waiting Staff cuts meant that the problem-solvers who advocates had once turned to had left, taking years of expertise with them.—
Callie Freitag,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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The hotel supports local organizations including the Mallorca Preservation Foundation and the Madina Mayurqa Foundation, focused on the preservation of biodiversity and the cultural heritage of the Balearic islands.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The company said the platform also supports runtime features such as KV cache reuse, which helps retain information from previous interactions and reduces the need to repeatedly process the same data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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“Patronizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronizes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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