eponymous
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Gregg Allman, the soulful voice behind “Whipping Post” and “Midnight Rider,” passed away in 2017, three years after his eponymous band called it quits.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Since then, the hunt for two-year-old Neukgu has undergone twists and turns, captivated the country and even inspired an eponymous meme coin.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It’s hard to get stock market bears and bulls to agree on anything, but two prominent, eponymous economists finally found common ground this week.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The Battle Creek Sanitarium, a world-renowned health spa in the eponymous Michigan city, drew fans of what today we’d call wellness culture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
He was not saved by these efforts, though, but by a curious stipulation in the terms laid down by Henry Lucas for his eponymous chair.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing eponymous
Frankenwords: Words with Roots from Different Languages
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This Week in Pop Culture: December 8 -14, 2018
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