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as in customers
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
a restaurant patron
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as in sponsors
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra
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as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money
the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution
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Recent Examples of patrons
Still, these efforts can be crucial for both the museum and the patrons who support it.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
In the dance, Barnes plays a library page on her lunch hour who has to deliver five research requests to patrons.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The space has about 268 patrons inside and outside.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Ross has kept club patrons updated through a series of emails.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Two library patrons play with toys.
—Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Currently, tipping is restricted to patrons who place orders in-store and at the drive-thru and pay with cash, credit cards, or mobile transactions via Starbucks cards.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
What To Order For nearly seven decades, patrons have loved dining at the Mai-Kai for the nostalgia of the place as well as the total immersion into tiki culture.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Alarmed civic officials across the West have already begun ordering restrictions on watering lawns, cleaning cars and even whether restaurant patrons get served glasses of water.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
In the dance, Barnes plays a library page on her lunch hour who has to deliver five research requests to patrons.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The space has about 268 patrons inside and outside.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Ross has kept club patrons updated through a series of emails.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Two library patrons play with toys.
—Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Currently, tipping is restricted to patrons who place orders in-store and at the drive-thru and pay with cash, credit cards, or mobile transactions via Starbucks cards.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
What To Order For nearly seven decades, patrons have loved dining at the Mai-Kai for the nostalgia of the place as well as the total immersion into tiki culture.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Alarmed civic officials across the West have already begun ordering restrictions on watering lawns, cleaning cars and even whether restaurant patrons get served glasses of water.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrons
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And his customers, like Flora Tso, are already sold.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Potential customers favored sticking to terrestrial facilities because they could be brought online quicker and be upgraded with the latest hardware — a more crucial capability than ever, because AI chips are constantly improving.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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Attorneys are now turning to habeas petitions, which function as emergency lawsuits, to expedite the release of children to their parents and sponsors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Exhibitors include Nicola Bulgari, who keeps part of his vast car collection in an underground garage in central Rome, and sponsors include Swiss bank UBS, Gulfstream, Richard Mille, and RM Sotheby’s.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2026
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Participants contribute through a buy-in and boost their charitable donation by securing pledges from donors.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Before joining the Administration, Rogers practiced as a First Amendment lawyer whose clients included Charlie Kirk and Douglass Mackey, an alt-right meme poster who had been convicted of voter suppression, a charge that was later overturned.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Financial advisor Winnie Sun tells clients to calculate their actual return annually.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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After the Justice Department memo, however, the president suggested there was nothing more to say about Epstein and the country, including his own supporters, should simply move on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The official campaign had focussed its resources on Iowa and New Hampshire, which left a late-primary state like New York with few channels for supporters’ enthusiasm.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Young guests can also help gather eggs in the barnyard each morning and take part in kid-friendly activities like crafts and outdoor adventures alongside ranch hands.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Like many hotels in Japan, the staff here are specifically trained to assist disabled guests, but calling ahead to notify the staff of your needs will go a long way to smoother experience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, these revenue-sharing numbers don’t include third-party NIL payments, which can provide a significant advantage to schools with a large alumni base — or with wealthy benefactors, which has been the case at Oregon (Phil Knight) and Indiana (Mark Cuban), for instance.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Patrons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrons. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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