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pate

noun

ˈpāt

Definition of pate

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

When he was fatally shot, Kridner and Abernathy said Garza had raised the golf club above his head and swung it toward Kridner.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Betsy Smith, the head of the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit which operates the park, cheered the passage of the bill.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

An autopsy showed Hedgepeth suffered extensive skull fractures and cuts to her face and head, and she was also badly beaten on her arms and legs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Newton said local officials are working to get the skull to the Japanese Consulate to have the remains returned to Japan.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of skull

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

Definition of dome

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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

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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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