eponym
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The stresses in private credit are relatively concentrated in a few sectors, according to David Rosenberg, the eponym of Rosenberg Research.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
His work even generated the eponym “Boteroesque,” referring to enlarged figures like the ones he created.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
As moody and messy as its eponym, “Baby Ruby” aspires to demonstrate how postpartum psychosis can feel like a horror movie.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 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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