pattern (something) on
idiom
: to design (something) so that it is similar to something else
Her garden is patterned on one she saw on her travels.
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While the eastern United States will keep facing a raw, damp weather pattern on the weekend of April 10, much of the West is seeing record-breaking warmth with temperatures in some areas over 100 degrees.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
That means, absent a recession, the Fed likely will continue its holding pattern on interest rates, Morgan Stanley said.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
The only hint of a cherry tree is a single geometrical white blossom, at the center of the carpet’s pattern on both the wall and the floor.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Christian has previously focused Sitka Studio on collaborations, working with Gibson to design a custom guitar for Thomas Rhett, The James Brand to create a chef’s knife intended for hard use outdoors, and with Black Diamond to put Sitka’s camo pattern on set of snow shells.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
That means, absent a recession, the Fed likely will continue its holding pattern on interest rates, Morgan Stanley said.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
The only hint of a cherry tree is a single geometrical white blossom, at the center of the carpet’s pattern on both the wall and the floor.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Christian has previously focused Sitka Studio on collaborations, working with Gibson to design a custom guitar for Thomas Rhett, The James Brand to create a chef’s knife intended for hard use outdoors, and with Black Diamond to put Sitka’s camo pattern on set of snow shells.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Pattern (something) on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pattern%20%28something%29%20on. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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