epithet
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We can only guess how the Romans came to call her Dido; Ms. MacDonald supposes it was an epithet meaning “the wanderer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Bangladesh's Prothom Alo newspaper, which said Zia had "earned the epithet of the 'uncompromising leader'", reported that Rahman and other family members were by her side at the time of her death.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
Ben Berman, a New York City vegan who began a serious weightlifting regimen last year, said he's trying to reappropriate the epithet "soy boy," historically used to emasculate vegan and vegetarian men.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
His early assessment of the economic crisis has weathered well, along with his typically arch prediction that his own obituary would contain the epithet "a safe pair of hands."
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023
Such holes hardly deserve the epithet black: they really are white hot and are emitting energy at a rate of about ten thousand megawatts.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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