otherwise known as

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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 new gallery was part of the Liget Budapest Project to restore Hungary’s historic Városliget, otherwise known as City Park. Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Under Joseph Goebbels’ guidance, the paramilitary Sturmabteilung—the storm-troopers, otherwise known as the SA—held a massive protest in front of the theater. Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 And more than 20 million are enrolled in the ACA, otherwise known as Obamacare. Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 At the other end of our poll is misery — otherwise known as being a Cleveland Browns fan. Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for otherwise known as

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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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