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Mom's favorite byword is “You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar”.
nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing
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That look has become a byword for French girl style and continues to influence designers like Hedi Slimane, who showcased his spring 2023 collection for Celine in Saint-Tropez.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Dec. 2025
Down’s father-in-law, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, had a high-profile legal career, and his last name became a byword for a favorable settlement in a divorce case.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Over the past 10 years, Schalke have become a byword for dysfunction.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
How did hocus pocus transform from the stage name of a magician (and it should be said, an accomplished juggler, according to Ady) to a byword for the entire craft?
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Dec. 2025
Down’s father-in-law, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, had a high-profile legal career, and his last name became a byword for a favorable settlement in a divorce case.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Over the past 10 years, Schalke have become a byword for dysfunction.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
How did hocus pocus transform from the stage name of a magician (and it should be said, an accomplished juggler, according to Ady) to a byword for the entire craft?
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Byword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byword. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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