pseudonymous
adjective
pseu·don·y·mous
sü-ˈdä-nə-məs 
: bearing or using a fictitious name
a pseudonymous report
also
: being a pseudonym
pseudonymously
adverb
pseudonymousness
noun
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Telegram, another messaging platform that lets users be pseudonymous, has also faced scrutiny over denying information requests about its users.
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
But since 2023, many users have convinced themselves that the billionaire is masquerading as this now-prominent influencer, using a pseudonymous identity to sing his own praises.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
That law extended the basic term to life plus 70 years; works for hire (in which a third party owns the rights to a creative work), pseudonymous and anonymous works were protected for 95 years from first publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The case originates from allegations that Wright violated a court injunction prohibiting him from asserting legal claims based on his claimed identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
But since 2023, many users have convinced themselves that the billionaire is masquerading as this now-prominent influencer, using a pseudonymous identity to sing his own praises.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
That law extended the basic term to life plus 70 years; works for hire (in which a third party owns the rights to a creative work), pseudonymous and anonymous works were protected for 95 years from first publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The case originates from allegations that Wright violated a court injunction prohibiting him from asserting legal claims based on his claimed identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pseudonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonymous. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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