byword
Example Sentences
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Copper-rich Zambia, once a byword for sovereign debt distress, heads to the polls Thursday in an election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema has convinced voters his economic reforms are paying off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Once tourist fodder, the musical has remained a byword for hokey commercialism.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
If Francis had a byword for his papacy, it was “mercy,” which he made the theme of a special jubilee year starting in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
