otherwise known as
idiom
—used to indicate a different name that people know or that a person uses
France's King Louis XIV, otherwise known as the Sun King
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First up was Danny & Witney, Dwight & Daniella, Phaedra & Val, and Stephen & Rylee, otherwise known as Team Roar.
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Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline French Montana, otherwise known as Karim Kharbouch, was born and raised in Morocco before immigrating to the U.S. at 13.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
He was fascinated with the superstitious sports curse allegedly placed on the Boston Red Sox after Babe Ruth, otherwise known as The Bambino, was sold by the team to the New York Yankees.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
But the debris the comet leaves in its trail — otherwise known as the Orionid meteor shower — causes meteors to streak through Earth’s atmosphere.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline French Montana, otherwise known as Karim Kharbouch, was born and raised in Morocco before immigrating to the U.S. at 13.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
He was fascinated with the superstitious sports curse allegedly placed on the Boston Red Sox after Babe Ruth, otherwise known as The Bambino, was sold by the team to the New York Yankees.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
But the debris the comet leaves in its trail — otherwise known as the Orionid meteor shower — causes meteors to streak through Earth’s atmosphere.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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