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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
Authorities say that Cherkasov, who spent nearly a decade building a fake identity as his alias Ferreira, is a spy for the Russian military intelligence agency, GRU.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Combs stayed in hotels under an alias The second and last witness on Monday was Sylvia Oken, a Beverly Hills Hotel employee, who testified that bills associated with Combs’ hotel stays included extra charges for cleaning and damage.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
The new Matlock is an accomplished attorney too, but one who only assumes the iconic moniker as an alias.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
Zemmour told the court that Combs would stay under an alias.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Combs stayed in hotels under an alias The second and last witness on Monday was Sylvia Oken, a Beverly Hills Hotel employee, who testified that bills associated with Combs’ hotel stays included extra charges for cleaning and damage.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
The new Matlock is an accomplished attorney too, but one who only assumes the iconic moniker as an alias.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
Zemmour told the court that Combs would stay under an alias.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
Noun
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The 18-year-old, who goes by the nickname Eliza rather than Elizabeth, opened up about the emotional tug of war between honoring her own identity and meeting her family’s expectations in a recent Reddit post.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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This new mission statement plays on one of Superman’s nicknames: The Man of Tomorrow.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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Another woman, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, also took the stand.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
2 July 2025
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Directed by Starsky & Hutch alum Paul Michael Glaser, the 1987 film is a (very) loose adaptation of Stephen King's book of the same name, published in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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As per hospital rules, the baby had been given her mom's surname, which, because of her refusal to take her husband's name, was LaBarre.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Descendants include families with the surnames Nunn, Barrs, Womack and, possibly, Jones.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The defendants, who were white, also used racial epithets toward Majors, prosecutors said.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Musk and Trump’s potent political alliance seemed to meet a dramatic end a month ago in an exchange of blistering epithets, with Trump threatening to go after Musk’s business interests, and Musk calling for Trump’s impeachment.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Her high-visibility free dives with great whites have earned her the moniker Shark Whisperer, the title of a new Netflix film from the Academy Award-winning director of My Octopus Teacher, James Reed.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside Online,
30 June 2025
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President Donald Trump suggested changing the name of Defense Department back to its pre-World War II moniker as the War Department, after the success in bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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