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Mom's favorite byword is “You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar”.
nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing
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For too much of the past few years, Tottenham fans have seen their team become a byword for banter, the easiest punchline in sport.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The exhibits will give a more nuanced view of a ruler whose name has become a byword for marauding in the west.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate, deadly combat — and for American triumph.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Murrow’s reporting and commentary were broadcast live and that’s a byword here as everything clatters with real-time rhythms.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The exhibits will give a more nuanced view of a ruler whose name has become a byword for marauding in the west.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate, deadly combat — and for American triumph.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Murrow’s reporting and commentary were broadcast live and that’s a byword here as everything clatters with real-time rhythms.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Byword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byword. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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