under the name (of) (someone/something)

idiom

—used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person

The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.

—used to say that something has or uses the name of a specified person

We have dinner reservations under the name Jones.

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Rapamycin—under the name Rapamune (sirolimus)—suppresses the immune system in people receiving kidney transplants so the body doesn’t reject the new organ. —

Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024 In November 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro to be sold under the name Zepbound as a weight-loss medication. —

Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024 The facility on Payne Street previously operated under the name DDW, The Color House, which was acquired by Givaudan in December 2021. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2024 An agreement in principle was reached in September 2023 and laid out that the agreement would only be applicable to states where Kroger operates, both under its own name or under the name of other subsidiaries. —

Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under the name (of) (someone/something)

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