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1. By-wordnoun

   A saying; a proverb.

   Duke of York, be king;
   And bashful Henry be deposed; whose cowardice
   Hath made us by-words to our enemies. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p iii.

   I knew a wise man, that had it for a by-word, when he saw men hasten to a conclusion, Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner. Francis Bacon, Essays, №. 26.

   We are become a by-word among the nations for our ridiculous feuds and animosities. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 50.

   It will be his lot often, to look singular, in loose and licentious times, and to become a by-word and a reproach, on that account, among the men of wit and pleasure. Francis Atterbury.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of by word in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of by word in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of by word in a Sentence

1. Jeremy McKinney:

   In a word : unbelievable. Despite the limited nature of the TRO grant( a two week pause of the pause), the decision is breathtakingly wrong, there have been so many changes, and so many rules, and there's also Covid-19 and as a way to kind of bring some order into this chaos that the Donald Trump administration had wrought, I think a pause on removals would've been a good policy.

2. Humpty Dumpty:

   When I use a word.

3. Rebecca Siegel:

   Anecdotally, in conferences that I’ve attended, that is the word on the street: that most of these patients are very healthy. They’re not obese; they’re very active, we know that excess weight increases your risk, and we know that we’ve had a big increase in body weight in this country.

4. David Livingston:

   All I think about every day is how I get my family back together and how I heal the pain that I've caused, i take accountability for my actions. New word alert: misactions. The one thing that all my successes and failures have in common is me.

5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   When an idea is wanting, a word can always be found to take its place.

References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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