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have been patronizing

  • present perfect progressive
    of patronize.
    patronize
    verb (used with object)
    to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.

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Some who are at a loss as to how best to support the civilians terrorized in the Israel-Hamas war have been patronizing Palestinian and Israeli restaurants to show solidarity.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

Last week had Publisher Hearst seen Publisher Curtis he might well have been patronizing.

From Time Magazine Archive

"She looks young—younger than I.—How old are you?" she inquired in a manner that would have been patronizing if it had not been extremely solemn and simple.

From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë