Definition of patenext
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth plopped a cap on his bald pate

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Recent Examples of pate The very French menu will change frequently, following seasonally available ingredients, but will always include a version of pate en croute. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2026 For more information, check out the IRS pates on penalty relief. — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026 Starters, such as artichokes with aioli, pate and charcuterie, will be in the $12 to $19 range. — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pate
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Noun
  • Pre-dinner, most passengers sip cocktails in Dolce Vita, and later, some head to Panorama Lounge for after-dinner liqueurs and live music.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The head of state arrived overnight Saturday following Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s surprise operation to remove Constitution Tribunal President Bogdan Swieczkowski and install an interim head of the court.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Create Your Menu Food must-haves for Dia de los Muertos include staples like tamales, corn, pan dulce, mole negro, sopa azteca, pan de muerto, and sugar skulls.
    — Zayda Rivera, Parents, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Longoria wore her own take on traditional Calavera, or sugar skull, makeup and kept it simple, opting for a headpiece-style arrangement of embellishments.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This arrangement could provide a larger antenna aperture without requiring a prominent external radar dome, the South China Morning Post reported.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For dessert, there’s che, a type of Vietnamese dessert filled with fruit, jellies, beans and grains such as sweet potato or taro.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But carbohydrates are one of your body’s main sources of energy, and foods like fruit, whole grains, beans, potatoes, and even bread and pasta can all fit into a balanced way of eating.
    — Lauren Manaker MS, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And if your noggin can handle the overload, an optional upgrade is available that caters for multiple views in one viewing space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Coke may not have been involved, but clearly something went down, because Combs was taken to a local hospital early on October 10 with something wrong with his noggin.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Pate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pate. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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