padrones

variants or padroni
plural of padrone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrones
Noun
  • The man in the white shirt appears limp as fellow bar patrons walk in to check on him, and the bartender covers her mouth in apparent shock.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Vision Theatre’s reopening is expected to bring thousands of new patrons to Leimert Park, giving surrounding small businesses an opportunity to boost their bottom lines.
    LaMonica Peters, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • The state has asked Lake and Porter counties to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Rodriguez hopes voters connect instead with his vision for the office — one of an attorney general who takes on unjust landlords and multimillion-dollar corporations, especially those in the insurance and utility industries.
    Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the largest organizations that represent landlords, the National Apartment Assn.
    Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Padrones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrones. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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