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patron
noun as in person who supports a cause
Example Sentences
Her words are part of a campaign for premature birth research charity Borne, of which she became a patron months after her daughter was born several weeks early.
Victoria told presenter Frances Finn on BBC Radio Lincolnshire that Carr had been a patron of the charity for about nine years and "has been incredible".
In September, several charities dropped her as patron or ambassador after an email from 2011 revealed that she called Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.
The theater had seats for more than 1,700 patrons, and it was pretty full.
The giant candlesticks’ scrolled feet support robustly modeled evangelists; Mark is most conspicuous, as befits the patron saint of Venice.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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