pattern
noun
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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DeWine and Cuomo are patterning their memorial language around their contrasting leadership styles, Young said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2021