padrones

variants or padroni
plural of padrone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrones
Noun
  • The patrons of White Lotus deal with mating and urge and blind animal rage just as much as our furry cousins but with considerably less dignity.
    Joe Joyce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In the 19th century, Beethoven was among the notable patrons and today, Kameel remains a magnet for Vienna’s cultural elite—and those eager to rub shoulders with them.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Forty per cent of these homes, as today’s housing activists in England are apt to repeat, ended up in the hands of private landlords.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Higher costs across the board—including the cost of repairs and wages for repair and maintenance workers—are also likely to meant that landlords would continue passing these expenses along to renters.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Padrones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrones. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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