namesake

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The center was also designing and testing mock-ups of a lunar lander, which Armstrong — now the center’s namesake — later used to practice landing on the moon while still here on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Estee Lauder, who died in 2004, founded her namesake cosmetics company in 1946 in New York with her husband Joseph.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The increase was driven by gains at the company’s namesake brand as well as West Elm and Pottery Barn Kids and Teens, offset by a decline at Pottery Barn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It is not necessary to tell you that his favorite part is the one with his namesake, Rostam and Sohrab.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini