eponym
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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
An eponym was once considered medicine’s highest honor.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 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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Rhetoric
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Rhetoric
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