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as in sayings
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience
Mom's favorite byword is "You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar"
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as in classics
the most perfect type or example
nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing
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By tradition, Ohio’s mix of snow, clouds, and cold suggests a year that may start with challenges but also holds opportunities for growth — and at least enough food to put on the table, according to the old sayings.—
Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2025
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The new space resembles the old, complete with walls covered in graffiti with names, sayings, and pictures of the old Post Bar.—
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Publix has their bakery classics that never disappoint—cookie cake and Key lime pie for us always are at the top of lists.—
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Screenings take place on select days throughout the year, featuring a range of movie classics at the historic Aurora Fox Arts Center.—
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For nine months, Erasmus spent his short nights in a modest dorm and his long days in the print shop, expanding on his collection of proverbs Adagiorum chiliades while Aldus proofread, craftsman carefully laying sets of print and rolling paper through the press.—
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Includes quirky facts, adages, advice, quotes and proverbs, as well as articles about mistletoe, bird nests, perennials, timekeeping, recipes and more.—
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On the choruses, SZA’s voice floats in from the back, sharing manifestations and advice.—
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Gold is a color associated with luxury, luminosity, and celebration—ideal for the holidays and all your New Year manifestations.—
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Kittle's teammates also offered kind words after their victory against the Eagles.—
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The men appeared to exchange words for a few seconds before being separated by Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro.—
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Thomas Jefferson, as secretary of state, passionately advocated honoring the treaty, viewing it as a debt of gratitude to a nation that shared republican ideals and had sacrificed much for American liberty.—
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The exhibition title references Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, invoking long-standing American ideals of persistence, ambition, and progress.—
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The rest of the book is spent expanding on these maxims one by one, in her colloquial, easy style, with references to classic psychological studies, her own research and her own experiences.—
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
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The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.—
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“Bywords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bywords. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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