namesake
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In addition to its namesake Pepsi soft drinks, the company has a broad snack portfolio that includes chips like Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
George Lucas’ quest to find a permanent home for his namesake museum started more than 20 years ago and involved land battles in Chicago and San Francisco before the project landed in L.A.s Exposition Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Although Guns N' Roses has been called the "most dangerous band in the world," its reptilian namesake is not dangerous to people.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sharma was promoted to CEO of Xbox—a sprawling business that includes its namesake console and big titles like “Call of Duty”— this past February following the exit of gaming industry legend Phil Spencer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Just like her namesake, Omakayas now stared long at the silky patch of bog before she gathered herself and jumped.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Other Dutch names survived, like Rensselaer and Peekskill, namesakes of Dutch settlers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Like their mythical namesakes, these pygmy squids are intimately connected with their natural environments in the emerald waters of Okinawa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
I also wish I could have included the proto-punk group the Monks, who often dressed like their namesakes, but the band’s great 1966 album “Black Monk Time” isn’t available on any streaming platforms.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
The majority of the crowd were wearing or waving the yellow of the Super Kings, who are co-owned by their Chennai namesakes.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
He didn't miss her enough to become obsessed with her name, to date her namesakes over and over and over and over again.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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