namesake

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As for Vox, the company announced Wednesday that it was selling its profitable podcasting business, New York magazine and its namesake site Vox.com to James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The fieldwork also took the team to Joshua Tree National Park, which some research suggests will eventually become largely devoid of its namesake plant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

An exhibition marking the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death shows how his humble life inspired the artists who adorned his namesake basilica and changed the way sacred figures were depicted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

And there was also a nod to the Navy in the choice of gift - with Charles presenting the president with a bell from his WW2 submarine namesake, HMS Trump.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Or had she just embellished the numbers with her own namesake ivy trailing from every numeral?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix