By proxy and Named

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Named and by proxy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Named" instead an adjective phrase "By proxy".

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By proxy and named are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By proxy" instead an adjective "Named".

Nearby Words: name, naming

By proxy, she's a bit more protective and helpful towards Mike than to anyone else not named Harvey.

Source: Series / Suits
In the new universe, they're brothers named Eddie Toren and Jake Toren, who know and love Susannah by proxy as they carrying their alternative selves' thoughts through dreams.

Source: Franchise / The Dark Tower
Don't confuse this with people who inflict injury on themselves to get attention, which is Munchausen's Syndrome (though it is named after the Baron), or when someone inflicts injury on someone or something else to get attention, which is Münchhausen's Syndrome by Proxy.

Source: The Munchausen

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