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eponym

[ep-uh-nim] / ˈɛp ə nɪm /


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If anything, the argument for a U.S. rate increase is stronger than for cuts, said Komal Sri-Kumar, the eponym of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

His work even generated the eponym “Boteroesque,” referring to enlarged figures like the ones he created.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

As moody and messy as its eponym, “Baby Ruby” aspires to demonstrate how postpartum psychosis can feel like a horror movie.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

In fact, TFG gets no eponym ink this week.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021

It was the Megalosaurus, and the name was actually suggested to Buckland by his friend Dr. James Parkinson, the would-be radical and eponym for Parkinson’s disease.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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