namesake
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"No one ever thought we could go viral like this," Fava told AFP on Wednesday, as the pair returned to Testaccio square, in the namesake historic working-class district of the Italian capital, for another spin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Bon Jovi’s “Forever” tour is the first since the namesake frontman had surgery to repair a vocal cord injury in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
On the North American Tour, we have “Gillian,” namesake of Lynne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The logo—a ribbon-like red-and-white script—is that of a company whose namesake product has a global reach as vast as soccer’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The smiley face is a code for my dad’s namesake.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
From Shohei Ohtani to Clayton Kershaw to Freddie Freeman — all have inspired namesakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Woody and Christopher were the namesakes of Johnson’s surviving siblings, the former a prominent Republican fundraiser and owner of the New York Jets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Like their mythical namesakes, these pygmy squids are intimately connected with their natural environments in the emerald waters of Okinawa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
I also wish I could have included the proto-punk group the Monks, who often dressed like their namesakes, but the band’s great 1966 album “Black Monk Time” isn’t available on any streaming platforms.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
When she had visited Chicago a couple of years ago, she had told Petra that all of her namesakes had grown up to be very beautiful and very lucky.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
