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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Yellow dye 5 and red dye 40, otherwise known as tartrazine and allura red, respectively, have been linked to possible hyperactivity in children and cancer risk.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Photo by Beth Ruggiero-York/Shutterstock Seeing the aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights, is bearing witness to a sublime natural phenomenon.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
Boone, 37, not only landed a part in the Disney prequel Mufasa: The Lion King, but was cast as central figure Sarabi, the queen of Pride Rock, otherwise known as Mufasa’s mate (and Simba’s future mom).
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
Crossing longitudes quickly leaves our internal clock—otherwise known as our circadian rhythm—and the actual clock at our destination misaligned.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Photo by Beth Ruggiero-York/Shutterstock Seeing the aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights, is bearing witness to a sublime natural phenomenon.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
Boone, 37, not only landed a part in the Disney prequel Mufasa: The Lion King, but was cast as central figure Sarabi, the queen of Pride Rock, otherwise known as Mufasa’s mate (and Simba’s future mom).
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
Crossing longitudes quickly leaves our internal clock—otherwise known as our circadian rhythm—and the actual clock at our destination misaligned.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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