How to Use otherwise known as in a Sentence
otherwise known as
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The group, otherwise known as the Fab Five, is still tight to this day.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
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Pink moon The pink moon, otherwise known as the first full moon of the spring, will rise April 23.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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The first is the home theater, otherwise known as Joseph’s favorite space.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
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The dynasty otherwise known as the Kansas City Chiefs is here.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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Pull out those bandanas, otherwise known as wild rags, which cowboys wear to keep the dust off their faces.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
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Well, welcome to 2023, otherwise known as Bizarro World.
—WSJ, 22 Sep. 2023
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Breaking — otherwise known as break dancing — did not make the cut for 2028 and might be one-and-done after its Paris debut.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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Prime rib, otherwise known as beef rib roast, is valued for its fat marbling and flavor.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
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However, the amount of income that gets taxed at each rate—otherwise known as the income thresholds—will change.
—Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
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In the book, Lt. Gore finds a prunus spinosa bush (otherwise known as sloe), and picks its berries to make sloe gin, which was first popularized in the Victorian era.
—Marisa Guthrie, WWD, 15 June 2024
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All cards must be postmarked by March 5, a date when more than a dozen other states hold their primaries, otherwise known as Super Tuesday.
—Kendall Ross, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
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Results suggested that those in the low resilience group were more likely to have a weak gut barrier, otherwise known as a leaky gut.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 24 June 2024
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One of the internet’s biggest shopping days of the year is finally here — otherwise known as Amazon Prime Day.
—Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 11 July 2023
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Thiamin Thiamin, otherwise known as vitamin B1 has been shown to play a role in the conduction of nerve impulses that are sent from the brain, says Halperin.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
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Krown Jewelz is the act otherwise known as the K**ts, whose blistering bids for the Christmas No. 1 has landed top 10s in three consecutive years.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 May 2023
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On the way up to the monastery, otherwise known as Paro Taktsang, the royals stopped to talk to three hikers from California who were returning down from the mountain.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
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Weight The weight of your bath sheets, otherwise known as the GSM (grams per square meter), provides insight on how much cotton is actually in your towels.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2023
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Hurricane Idalia's path toward Florida's coast takes it through a steamy hot tub otherwise known as the Gulf of Mexico.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
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To control their own costs, companies at times prefer to reduce the size of their products rather than raise their prices – otherwise known as shrinkflation.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
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To avoid bringing down the heavy hand of the law on speech, we are supposed to be using a paralegal system of voluntary restraints, otherwise known as etiquette rules.
—Judith Martin, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2023
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Spidey Senses Pumpkin Besides heights, small spaces, and needles, the fear of spiders, otherwise known as arachnophobia, is one of the most common frights.
—Annie O’Sullivan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2023
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Inside it’s chaos, said server Nikki Dietz, otherwise known as primetime business hours for the diner, which is open 24 hours most days.
—Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
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BORGs are often drunk at outside day parties, otherwise known as darties.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Colorado’s and Maine’s primaries are March 5, otherwise known as Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen states will hold primary elections.
—USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
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Every year, the best high school quarterbacks gather in Los Angeles for a three-day competition otherwise known as The Elite 11.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
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At each of your fingertips there’s an ever-growing, translucent plate of fibrous protein called keratin, otherwise known as a nail.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
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City and fire officials asked residents to avoid the area, keep windows and doors closed, and turn off swamp coolers, otherwise known as evaporative coolers, that cool the air by adding water to it.
—Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
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Dunhill also has a long partnership with the Japan national football team, otherwise known as the Samurai Blue, as their official suit provider for more than two decades.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 19 July 2024
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Over-reliance can therefore be problematic in the face of market disruptions—otherwise known as black swan events.
—Bas Kooijman, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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Moreover, the front surface of the rear sight is steeply hooked to assist in emergency one-handed slide operation, otherwise known as a tactical rack.
—T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
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