byword
Example Sentences
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In historical terms, Suez is a byword for the humiliation of a once-great but declining power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Once tourist fodder, the musical has remained a byword for hokey commercialism.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Nvidia has become the byword for AI winners.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
