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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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By now, barefoot luxury has become a byword for laidback resort life of a certain level, but never has the concept been more faithfully embodied than at Alphonse Island.
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Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Republican politicians from Ron DeSantis to President-elect Donald Trump have used San Francisco as a byword for Democratic incompetence on crime and disorder.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
But that agreement, once synonymous with success, is now a byword for disappointment.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Still, continuity was the byword during each of these transitions, especially early on.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Republican politicians from Ron DeSantis to President-elect Donald Trump have used San Francisco as a byword for Democratic incompetence on crime and disorder.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
But that agreement, once synonymous with success, is now a byword for disappointment.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Still, continuity was the byword during each of these transitions, especially early on.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Byword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byword. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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