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Recent Examples of patroness
On Monday, the Catholic community honored Cuba’s patroness, Our Lady of Charity, and marked the 25th anniversary of the Miami shrine’s national designation through a day of celebratory events.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Surely, there have to be other things a wealthy patroness would want to do with her time.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Greek Meaning: Good woman Alternative Spellings & Variations: Agathe, Aggie, Agata
Famous Namesakes: designer Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, novelist Agatha Christie
Peak Popularity: 1891
Fun Fact: St. Agatha of Sicily is the patroness of breast cancer patients.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
When it was founded, St. Mary’s was known as Immaculate Conception — the patroness of the United States.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Surely, there have to be other things a wealthy patroness would want to do with her time.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Greek Meaning: Good woman Alternative Spellings & Variations: Agathe, Aggie, Agata
Famous Namesakes: designer Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, novelist Agatha Christie
Peak Popularity: 1891
Fun Fact: St. Agatha of Sicily is the patroness of breast cancer patients.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
When it was founded, St. Mary’s was known as Immaculate Conception — the patroness of the United States.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patroness
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The company gained a benefactress (Lois Pope), later parted ways and changed names (eventually becoming Florida Stage).—
Bill Hirschman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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And how much, or how little, does Belinda know about what happened to her would-be benefactress?—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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These include decisions by a hostile California judiciary which, especially in the last two decades, have sided with the government and its special interest benefactors by creating loopholes that significantly weakened taxpayer protections that had stood for over 40 years.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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The filmmakers reserved their incisive commentary not for Wintour or her staff, but for their notable friends and benefactors The Bezoses.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The committee has raised more than $35,000 from about 50 individual donors.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Last week, a court order forced the release of a contract that hid the identities of donors to Trumps ballroom project.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the wake of the immigration raids last summer, many of their potential patrons refrained from hosting celebrations, dampening their business.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jaime said the space seats about 130 patrons and will soon add a patio.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Patroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patroness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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