Synonyms for Holmes
hoʊmz, hoʊlmzholmes

Princeton's WordNet

1. Sherlock Holmes, Holmesnoun

   a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

2. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.noun

   United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

3. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmesnoun

   United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

4. Holmes, Arthur Holmesnoun

   English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

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1. • Fictional Character
   • Geologist
   • Jurist
   • Writer

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1. Pramila Jayapal:

   This is simple: the District of Columbia must be allowed to govern itself. Democrats’ commitment to home rule should apply regardless of the substance of the local legislation, this is why the Congressional Progressive Caucus and its members have endorsed D.C. statehood, with every CPC member cosponsoring D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill in the 117th Congress. Statehood is the only way to protect the 700,000 residents of the District from this kind of interference, we will continue to champion this cause.

2. Mayor Stan Hogeland:

   We wanted to present Mike Holmes [the owner of the Gardendale Chick-fil-A] an official award for how great his new landscaping looks here with all the diamonds in front, we just wanted to do that just for Mike.

3. Erika Cheung:

   There were so many instances, even for someone like Elizabeth Holmes, to turn back and say,' I'm taking things a little too far here,' elizabeth Holmes had many opportunities to -- even at the very end, Elizabeth Holmes could have said,' OK, I'm sorry. I messed up. I'll stop processing patient samples and I'm going to get my team together, we're going to work on this and we're going to make a good product.' I don't think Elizabeth Holmes's ever said that, until Elizabeth Holmes had to go to court and say those things.'.

4. Eric Schiffer:

   Fiorina used Sherlock Holmes-like tech marketing research at HP, this ear-to-the-ground excising of consumer talking points helps connect her with voters by feeding them what they want, but her reputation as CEO was a disaster – and this will shove her over the Republican plank.

5. Robert Sarver:

   I continue to be shocked by the false reporting from Baxter Holmes.While there is so much that is inaccurate and misleading in this story that I hardly know where to begin, let me be clear : The n-word is not part of my vocabulary. I have never called anyone or any group of people the n-word, or referred to anyone or any group of people by that word, either verbally or in writing.I do n’t use that word.