as in alias
a fictitious or assumed name
the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper
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Recent Examples of pseudonym
While many men and anonymous accounts using pseudonyms and faceless avatars celebrate with uncomfy GIFs and suggestive comments, many were less than impressed with Sweeney for catering to men, sparking discourse about the definition of feminism in the replies.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 May 2025
Hannah, who asked to be identified with a pseudonym to protect her privacy, logged into the FBI’s Victim Notification Service but found little information.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Soon, the two men came to see the pseudonym as almost taboo.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Given Lewis Hamilton has also dabbled in the music industry under the pseudonym XNDA and, in 2018, collaborated with Christina Aguilera, the question is whether the Ferrari teammates will compose a piece together?
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 May 2025
Hannah, who asked to be identified with a pseudonym to protect her privacy, logged into the FBI’s Victim Notification Service but found little information.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Soon, the two men came to see the pseudonym as almost taboo.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Given Lewis Hamilton has also dabbled in the music industry under the pseudonym XNDA and, in 2018, collaborated with Christina Aguilera, the question is whether the Ferrari teammates will compose a piece together?
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudonym
alias
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After Combs found out about Ventura Fine's relationship with Kid Cudi in 2011, Ventura Fine told her mother and Combs' assistant, Capricorn Clark, about Combs' threats of releasing explicit footage of her in retaliation using an alias email.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Group 123, known by a multitude of aliases including Cloud Dragon, InkySquid, Reaper, Red Eyes, and ScarCruft, among others, has been observed using custom malware and leveraging Windows application programming interface calls in ongoing attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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