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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Jonathan Anderson is joining the likes of Naomi Campbell and Bob Geldof in receiving an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts, otherwise known as UCA.
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 12 July 2024
The application cites builder’s remedy, a provision of state law that allows developers to propose buildings of any size and height in the absence of a plan for all housing, otherwise known as a housing element.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
Deadpool on the silver screen for a fourth time in the sequel, recently visited both Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea with his costar, Hugh Jackman (otherwise known as Logan/Wolverine) and their director Shawn Levy.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 6 July 2024
Perplexity uses servers by Amazon Web Services, otherwise known as AWS.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 29 June 2024
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 12 July 2024
The application cites builder’s remedy, a provision of state law that allows developers to propose buildings of any size and height in the absence of a plan for all housing, otherwise known as a housing element.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
Deadpool on the silver screen for a fourth time in the sequel, recently visited both Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea with his costar, Hugh Jackman (otherwise known as Logan/Wolverine) and their director Shawn Levy.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 6 July 2024
Perplexity uses servers by Amazon Web Services, otherwise known as AWS.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 29 June 2024
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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