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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

To its malign influence were imputed the rapid successes of Mahomet II., which then threatened all Christendom.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard