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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
The patrons were thrilled that LaMelo Ball was about to check into the game, a different result than some 24 hours prior on that same hardwood.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, thirsty patrons might start looking elsewhere in the Treasure Valley — such as Meridian, where a police spokesperson said there are no city laws specifically addressing bottomless mimosa deals.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Pressure with no credible pathway to change can harden control and deepen Cuba's dependence on whichever patrons are still willing to underwrite and subsidize its stagnation.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Come 2027, patrons of Holiday Park can say a final farewell to that notorious muddy parking lot.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Aside from drive-through and sit-down service, where patrons can take advantage of a salsa bar, the restaurant offers delivery and catering.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
For Starbucks patrons at an upscale mall in Beijing’s central business district – the same complex where the company first opened its doors in China in 1999 – the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Next door at Delirium, bar patrons raise a glass in their feline friend’s memory.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
During November, patrons to Gene's Supper Club can bring in a food donation to support the Bay View Food Pantry.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrons
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Instead, the company targets private customers who need direct transport over rivers, between islands, or across large ranches.—
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It’ll be deployed to Google DeepMind and Hyundai’s Robotics Metaplant Applications center in the coming months, and additional customers will adopt it in early 2027.—
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Commissioner Steven Glassman floated an idea to use drones to display sponsors’ names in the sky.—
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Japan, which is undergoing an economic revitalization, will continue to shine under its new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, corporate governance reforms and increasing interest from corporates and sponsors alike.—
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Nearly 35,000 donors had contributed, with one giving $50,000.—
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Just weeks after the fun ended, Mosley must convince boosters, donors and fans that 2025 doesn’t have to be a one-off.—
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The company was founded in 2013 and initially worked on Republican political campaigns, applying then-novel social graphs to helping clients make their case to stakeholders.—
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To offset costs, sometimes lawyers used cheap overseas labor to screen prospective clients.—
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Julia Mejia arguably received the most favorable committee chairmanship of Worrell’s supporters, with education.—
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As Venezuelans have slowly emerged from their homes to buy groceries, see family, and go back to work, many are leaving their phones at home, concerned about their devices being searched by armed supporters of the government known as colectivos.—
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But if guests are arriving soon, closets are an ideal spot to hide clothes, toys, and just about any item that’s causing clutter.—
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Ebern Designs Folding Sofa Bed Never run out of extra seating or a place for guests to sleep with this folding sofa bed.—
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The decisions and forces that affect society, that dictate the livelihoods and well-being of its citizens, are at the mercy of the market, and the now frighteningly transparent ways that the market serves and benefits its dutiful governmental benefactors.—
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Despite the clear intent of the voters, California courts have sided with the government and its special interest benefactors by creating loopholes that significantly weakened these protections.—
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“Patrons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrons. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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