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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Gruner, per the outlet, helps manage a captivity program for the Powelliphanta augusta snails — otherwise known as the Mount Augustus snail — launched nearly 20 years ago.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 May 2025
MrBeast, otherwise known as Jimmy Donaldson, gave away $25 million in prize money on his Prime Video competition series, which debuted in December.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2025
And to qualify for the lower rate, all a manufacturer would have to do is tinker with the product’s materials, otherwise known as tariff engineering.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
On May 5—otherwise known as the first Monday in May—Lorde ascended the Met Gala steps for the first time since 2021, wearing a gravity-defying ensemble by American fashion designer, Thom Browne.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 May 2025
MrBeast, otherwise known as Jimmy Donaldson, gave away $25 million in prize money on his Prime Video competition series, which debuted in December.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2025
And to qualify for the lower rate, all a manufacturer would have to do is tinker with the product’s materials, otherwise known as tariff engineering.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
On May 5—otherwise known as the first Monday in May—Lorde ascended the Met Gala steps for the first time since 2021, wearing a gravity-defying ensemble by American fashion designer, Thom Browne.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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