: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one who is named after another or for whom another is named
His grandson and namesake is the spit and image of him … —
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Key Background Trump owns 57.3% of his namesake company, which began trading as an independent firm in March upon the completion of a yearslong reverse merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Beard was selected as the bridge's namesake in a poll conducted by Kentucky highway officials, the first time a bridge anywhere had been named in that way, Enquirer coverage said.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune columnist Mike Royko was the namesake of the pizza.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Tiger Adventure Vehicles View 17 Images As ferocious and unstoppable as its namesake, the all-new Panthera overland motorhome is designed to push the boundaries of RVing well beyond glamping resorts and National Park campgrounds.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Beard was selected as the bridge's namesake in a poll conducted by Kentucky highway officials, the first time a bridge anywhere had been named in that way, Enquirer coverage said.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune columnist Mike Royko was the namesake of the pizza.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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namesake
noun
name·sake
ˈnām-ˌsāk 
: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one named after another
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