noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
become
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His name became a byword for extreme luxury.
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Sulla's successor in the eastern command, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, became a byword for luxury and personal indulgence.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A different man for every child; a byword for disgrace.
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Britain was a byword for strikes.
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His name became a byword for extreme luxury.
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His reputedly Herculean virility long remained a byword throughout the district over which he held sway.
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Our Representatives Care and service are the bywords of an Enterprise representative.
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Reality was his byword and Drew's rugged features and dexterity with horses made him a natural choice.
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Sulla's successor in the eastern command, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, became a byword for luxury and personal indulgence.
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Until late antiquity Vulso's triumph remained a byword for luxury.