as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics
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Recent Examples of patron saint
According to the Greek Herald, the boats are usually decorated on Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicholas, who in addition to his Christmas connections also happens to be the patron saint of sailors.
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
For nearly 500 years, believers have looked for solace in Mexico’s patron saint, often simply referred to as La Virgen for her connectedness to the immaculate conception.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
He was later canonized and is known as, among other things, the patron saint of adult education and journalists.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Demure mindfulness, according to its patron saint, describes a practice that is spiritually equal and opposite from the one known as Brat Summer.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Aug. 2024
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
For nearly 500 years, believers have looked for solace in Mexico’s patron saint, often simply referred to as La Virgen for her connectedness to the immaculate conception.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
He was later canonized and is known as, among other things, the patron saint of adult education and journalists.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Demure mindfulness, according to its patron saint, describes a practice that is spiritually equal and opposite from the one known as Brat Summer.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patron saint
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Advertisement The data used to fuel the AI models comes from the league’s Next Gen Stats, which tracks all players and provides analytics data.—
Joe Reedy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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For example, the ongoing Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948, yielded a mathematical model to estimate a patient’s coronary artery disease risk based on their individual health information, rather than the average population risk.—
Aaron J. Masino,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2025
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Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Having oil companies pick up the tab is an appealing idea.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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While baby boomers' divorce rate, for example, has roughly doubled from 5 to 10 divorces per 1,000 since the 1990s, according to a Pew Research report, millennials' divorce rate dropped by approximately 30 percent since 1990—from 33 to 23 per 1,000 people.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Last week, for example, the Laken Riley Act cleared the House in a 264-159 vote, with 48 Democrats joining all Republicans in backing the legislation.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Chung voiced a much different version of the character (Asian-American and living in a ’50s-esque Gotham City) on Batman: Caped Crusader, while Lady Gaga portrayed a more down-to-earth incarnation in Joker: Folie à Deux.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her previous incarnation, the drug lord Manitas del Monte, is reported dead.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden, who came into office promising that his administration would be different, ended up chipping away at these ideals himself.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yet Malick, though a living exemplar of the ideal of the auteur, has benefitted less from this phenomenon than other directors of his generation and calibre.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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