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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
The speech was made at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that Mazepa patronized.
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
The traumas come from the way people responded, how they’ve been patronized and gaslit and shunned.
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
10 June 2026
While women often visited less frequently—due both to distance, travel constraints and the fact that early retail environments were not designed with them in mind, Koehn says—most men at least occasionally patronized general stores, and many of them did so frequently.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
In Minneapolis, meat raffles are held each Friday night in the 1029 Bar, a spot often patronized by police officers.
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ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
They are patronized by families on their third and fourth generations.
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Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
Many were independently wealthy and patronized the arts and architecture.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Mar. 2026
At Manhattan’s Metropolis Vintage—a sprawling destination that has been patronized by A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, and Drake—that legacy is on full display.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
While the construction industry is the most directly affected, other parts of the region’s economy also are feeling the pinch, including restaurants patronized by workers, real estate agents and some retailers.
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Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
The traumas come from the way people responded, how they’ve been patronized and gaslit and shunned.
—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
10 June 2026
While women often visited less frequently—due both to distance, travel constraints and the fact that early retail environments were not designed with them in mind, Koehn says—most men at least occasionally patronized general stores, and many of them did so frequently.
—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
In Minneapolis, meat raffles are held each Friday night in the 1029 Bar, a spot often patronized by police officers.
—
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
They are patronized by families on their third and fourth generations.
—
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
Many were independently wealthy and patronized the arts and architecture.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Mar. 2026
At Manhattan’s Metropolis Vintage—a sprawling destination that has been patronized by A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, and Drake—that legacy is on full display.
—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
While the construction industry is the most directly affected, other parts of the region’s economy also are feeling the pinch, including restaurants patronized by workers, real estate agents and some retailers.
—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patronized
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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).
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Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses La Chatte condescended to live with Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France, in 1873, died in Paris, 1954, novelist, actress and journalist.
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Still, the success of three left-wing candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s congressional primary has reinvigorated Republican midterm messaging around socialism.
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In a joint opinion piece published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in late May, the two officials endorsed pausing the development of new data centers in Little Rock.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
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Ironically, or not, bloomers are named for the journalist and Suffragist Amelia Bloomer, who advocated for women to abandon rigid corsets and heavy petticoats in favor of trousers, shorter skirts, and sensible boots.
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There’s considerable support for the idea in Parliament, where the Liberal Democrats — a centrist opposition party — has advocated for war bonds on 25 separate occasions since the turn of the year.
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For more than 30 years, Alpert Jewish Family Service has supported Holocaust survivors through its Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program.
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Over the years, Kelce and Swift have supported one another at concerts and football games, with the hitmaker even being present when her beau won a Super Bowl ring in February 2024.
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“Patronized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronized. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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