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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Rates for the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine otherwise known as the DTaP vaccine have fallen from 94.9% in 2019-2020 to 92.3% in 2023-2024 to 92.1% this past school year.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The company that handles about a third of that trash is WM, the $24 billion-a-year giant otherwise known as Waste Management.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
In the request, Combs' attorneys argued their client does not pose a danger to the safety of others and there was no legal precedent for keeping Combs in custody solely on the prostitution convictions, otherwise known as the Mann Act.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
The dimmer Little Dipper, which doubles as Ursa Minor or the Little Bear, is standing up on its handle with its only bright star Polaris, otherwise known as the North Star, at the end of the handle.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The company that handles about a third of that trash is WM, the $24 billion-a-year giant otherwise known as Waste Management.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
In the request, Combs' attorneys argued their client does not pose a danger to the safety of others and there was no legal precedent for keeping Combs in custody solely on the prostitution convictions, otherwise known as the Mann Act.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
The dimmer Little Dipper, which doubles as Ursa Minor or the Little Bear, is standing up on its handle with its only bright star Polaris, otherwise known as the North Star, at the end of the handle.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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