Thesaurus results for PATE

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 For more information, check out the IRS pates on penalty relief. — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026 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 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 Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pate

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Noun

Use the ax head of a garden mattock to cut through the roots at the base of the stump.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
The debate usually comes to a head in the summer, when high inland temperatures send bigger crowds to the beach, sometimes straining the mood of residents who live there.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of head

Noun

Paul Pelosi suffered a skull fracture and other serious injuries and was hospitalized following the assault.

— James Ward, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Leo took a moment to pay his respects, looking over at the blue waters of the sea, a gust of wind blowing away his white zuchetto (skull cap).

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of skull

Noun

The National Weather Service said cool air from the north will push the heat dome, responsible for a heat wave that started midweek, south and west in the coming days, relieving some of the most extreme temperatures in the Northeast.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
The East Coast is expected to soon feel some relief from the extreme temperatures as the heat dome shrinks, bringing chances of severe thunderstorms.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of dome

Noun

The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026

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