under the name (of) (someone/something)
idiom
1
—used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person
The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.
2
—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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Wong and his crew, meanwhile, decided to form their own business partnership, under the name Shing, to farm and sell cotton independently.
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear three cases — consolidated under the name Trump v. CASA — which concern his unconstitutional attempt to strip many Americans born in the United States of citizenship.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 May 2025
Outside the band, Lowenstein makes electronic music under the name Donkey Basketball; Slater released an album of immaculate guitar-pop gems as Sharp Pins last year.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Another Hispanic chef putting on pop-ups under the name Pinchi Umami, Michael Diaz de Leon, will take over the Regular’s kitchen in July.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear three cases — consolidated under the name Trump v. CASA — which concern his unconstitutional attempt to strip many Americans born in the United States of citizenship.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 May 2025
Outside the band, Lowenstein makes electronic music under the name Donkey Basketball; Slater released an album of immaculate guitar-pop gems as Sharp Pins last year.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Another Hispanic chef putting on pop-ups under the name Pinchi Umami, Michael Diaz de Leon, will take over the Regular’s kitchen in July.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
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“Under the name (of) (someone/something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20name%20%28of%29%20%28someone%2Fsomething%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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