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namesake

[neym-seyk] / ˈneɪmˌseɪk /


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Namesake Fin came off the bench twice but didn’t have long enough to impose himself.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Davlyn Mosley is the daughter of renowned dermatologist Dr. Lynn McKinley-Grant — and Mosley put the lessons of her childhood into Namesake.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

In fact, given our state name, we Washingtonians might well be pushed to the head of the Namesake Reconsideration Line.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2020

Namesake Arni Nashbar started a bicycle parts mail order business from his Ohio home in the mid-1970s, and it’s now one of the biggest Internet retailers in its market.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2020

"I don't think I quite know what you mean, Namesake."

From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Harland, Marion




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