otherwise known as
idiom
—used to indicate a different name that people know or that a person uses
France's King Louis XIV, otherwise known as the Sun King
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The Corporate Transparency Act, otherwise known as the CTA, really is just a statute that brings the United States into compliance with the rest of the world in terms of beneficial ownership reporting.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Scroll to see all the best photos of Princess Kate, who is otherwise known as Colonel Catherine to the unit, back on duty with the Irish Guards.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Fairbanks spectators were treated to a vision of green on Sunday, one of the most common colors to appear in the aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The stellar dancing duet can be located in the star system in the direction of the Great Bear, otherwise known as Ursa Major, according to two papers published in Nature Astronomy.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Scroll to see all the best photos of Princess Kate, who is otherwise known as Colonel Catherine to the unit, back on duty with the Irish Guards.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Fairbanks spectators were treated to a vision of green on Sunday, one of the most common colors to appear in the aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The stellar dancing duet can be located in the star system in the direction of the Great Bear, otherwise known as Ursa Major, according to two papers published in Nature Astronomy.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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