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 air must reach or drop below freezing, which is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (otherwise known as 0 degrees Celsius).
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
At the very end of the movie, Bigelow captures a variety of government officials funneling into Raven Rock Mountain Complex, otherwise known as Site R, a military installation with an underground nuclear bunker near Blue Ridge, Pa.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Let’s go to the front page of the website of the state’s Department of Transitional Assistance, otherwise known as welfare.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The additional changes include the fee structure for vehicle carriers, otherwise known as roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) vessels, which help to carry automobiles, farm equipment and other heavy machinery.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
At the very end of the movie, Bigelow captures a variety of government officials funneling into Raven Rock Mountain Complex, otherwise known as Site R, a military installation with an underground nuclear bunker near Blue Ridge, Pa.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Let’s go to the front page of the website of the state’s Department of Transitional Assistance, otherwise known as welfare.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The additional changes include the fee structure for vehicle carriers, otherwise known as roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) vessels, which help to carry automobiles, farm equipment and other heavy machinery.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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