namesake

Example Sentences

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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

For instance, PepsiCo has its own namesake prebiotic cola with fiber, which it made available nationwide in February.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

There are its namesake drugstores, but also pharmacy-benefits manager Caremark, insurer Aetna, primary-care center Oak Street Health, and in-home services provider Signify Health.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The Danish brewer behind Tuborg, 1664 and its namesake label said it had seen no major changes in consumer behavior over the year’s first three months, despite a “volatile and uncertain” geopolitical environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Mkentane portrayed his namesake, while I played John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela