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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
a soccer player whom everyone knows as "Mayhem," her adopted alias in the sports world that was created from her surname
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as in pseudonym
a fictitious or assumed name
the English author Eric Blair, better known under the alias of George Orwell
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Recent Examples of alias
Miller, who went by the alias Mandy Myers, pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to commit wire fraud and to misbranding drugs by dispensing prescription animal drugs without a lawful order of a veterinarian, prosecutors said.
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Montgomery said Kinne went by several different aliases, some of which are still unknown by law enforcement.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Soderbergh is holding the camera personally, although the cinematography is credited to his usual alias Peter Andrews, a Halloween mask over the director’s real identity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Glenn Litton, 56, called the school, which is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, several days ago using an alias to set up an appointment with the principal, according to the sheriff.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Montgomery said Kinne went by several different aliases, some of which are still unknown by law enforcement.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Soderbergh is holding the camera personally, although the cinematography is credited to his usual alias Peter Andrews, a Halloween mask over the director’s real identity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Glenn Litton, 56, called the school, which is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, several days ago using an alias to set up an appointment with the principal, according to the sheriff.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
Noun
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Monday Night Brewing Garden Co. The vibe: In line with its nickname, the outside of Garden Co. has a beer garden feel, complete with numerous picnic tables and fire pits.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Swisher was referring to Trump’s derisive nickname for Warren, Pocahontas, last aimed at her during his address last Tuesday night.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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All users needed to provide was a pseudonym, an age, a location, and an indication of their gender.—
Katie Ebner-Landy,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Alex is a pseudonym for one of our research subjects.—
Deborah Omontese,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
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The restaurant’s name, Jaji, pays homage to Akbar’s lineage, drawing from both her grandfather’s surname and her Pashtun tribal roots.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The centerpiece of the space is the National Monument to Freedom, a 155-foot-long, 43-foot-tall wall inscribed with 122,000 surnames of the 4.7 million formerly enslaved people recorded in the 1870 Census—the first census to list Black Americans entirely as free individuals.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Mar. 2025
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The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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There were reports of death threats, along with racial epithets, directed at him.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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The moniker is an apt evocation because the program pushes supercar lovers beyond their high-grip comfort zones, leveraging the Urus as a tool capable of tackling both urban environments and off-road terrain.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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As part of the changes, the project — which also includes the busy Whole Foods at First and University that will not be affected — is getting a new moniker: Cherry Lane.—
Thomas Gounley,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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