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bywords

noun

plural of byword
1
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bywords
  1. sayings
  2. classics
  3. proverbs
  4. manifestations
  5. words
  6. ideals
  7. maxims
  8. perfections
Noun
  • Well, ‘It’s been emotional’ has become one of the British icon sayings of movie history, which is fantastic.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As part of their annual Halloween decor drop, Anthropologie released Halloween bistro tile items that blend classic motifs and sayings with the Bistro Tile Collection’s Parisian style.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sayings
Noun
  • Across the week-long trip, Clooney’s wardrobe comprised of all her classics.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Besides the several covers of ‘90s-era pop music classics by the likes of INXS and Tina Turner, composer Nathan Matthew David has contributed an original soundtrack incorporating traditional Filipino and Indigenous instruments.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of classics
Noun
  • The third film in director Éric Rohmer’s series Comedies and Proverbs, Pauline at the Beach explores the emotions (and delusions) around summer love.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of proverbs
Noun
  • Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • Trump and his wife spoke to their counterparts, but their words could not be heard.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • By platitudes like a peaceful and dignified death and silly words like natural.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of words
Noun
  • This mythologizing of a masculine, European (though crucially not British) version of Columbus supported burgeoning American ideals of Manifest Destiny (the idea that the United States was preordained to expand to the Pacific Ocean and beyond).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • These unspool in the form of action scenes where the stakes aren’t just personal safety, but the larger ideals of a nation under political suppression.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • The walls are robin’s-egg blue, painted with images of meditating skeletons and vaguely inspirational maxims.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • By now, decades into Americans’ pursuit of cooking as a mainstream hobby, certain maxims have become near-law among food lovers.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of maxims
Noun
  • The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of perfections
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“Bywords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bywords. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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