eponym
Example Sentences
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There’s a growing campaign, for example, to drop the eponyms of birds that honor slaveholders and white supremacists — Bird Names for Birds.
From Seattle Times
Supervisors had started the process of changing eponyms last year, after protests against racial injustice across the U.S.
From Seattle Times
At the same time, activists in the ranks were growing more aggressive in opposing the eponyms.
From Washington Post
Grandma Ruby, the artist’s eponym, was a redoubtable guardian who kept her granddaughter safe by keeping her busy.
From New York Times
Zoom is 2020’s most prevalent eponym: a word derived from a proper noun, in this case, the name of a video-conferencing company.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
