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Mahomet

British  
/ məˈhɒmɪt /

noun

  1. same as Mohammed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 72-year-old retired education researcher living in Mahomet, Ill., has been trying to eat more fermented foods since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

In Illinois, Thompson recently moved to her family’s farm in rural Bloomington, about one hour from her previous home in Mahomet.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2018

Dean Hazen, owner of The Gun Experts in Mahomet, Illinois, told the newspaper that “copy-cat” shooters favor the weapon because of a “perception thing.”

From Washington Times Nov. 8, 2017

Signs with lightning bolts and thunderclouds in one town along the way, Mahomet, proclaimed it a “StormReady Community.”

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2016

He declaimed to us Mahomet, an admirable tragedy he has composed, which transported us with delight: for myself, I could only admire in silence.”

From Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works by Foote, G. W. (George William)

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