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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The congressman in his district, a classmate of JFK’s at Harvard, had died, and there was a special election, otherwise known as a free shot.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Indirect emissions created across the supply chain—otherwise known as Scope 3 emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) Corporate Standard—typically account for more than 80 percent of a company’s total carbon footprint, per the consultancy.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Wright has made some charming and entertaining pictures, among them the ramshackle zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, from 2004, and a delightful 2021 documentary, The Sparks Brothers, about brothers Ron and Russell Mael, otherwise known as the art-pop duo Sparks.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Look for any striations (otherwise known as the grain) running vertically or horizontally in the stainless steel finish.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Indirect emissions created across the supply chain—otherwise known as Scope 3 emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) Corporate Standard—typically account for more than 80 percent of a company’s total carbon footprint, per the consultancy.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Wright has made some charming and entertaining pictures, among them the ramshackle zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, from 2004, and a delightful 2021 documentary, The Sparks Brothers, about brothers Ron and Russell Mael, otherwise known as the art-pop duo Sparks.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Look for any striations (otherwise known as the grain) running vertically or horizontally in the stainless steel finish.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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