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 northern lights, otherwise known as the aurora borealis, is one of nature’s most enchanting phenomenon.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
The slides are made entirely of ethylene vinyl acetate, otherwise known as EVA, the material found in the cushioning of most sneakers and tennis shoes.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
This has included convening advisory boards of external scientific experts and holding public workshops to discuss what the agency’s priorities for scientific research should be and what notices of funding opportunities, otherwise known as NOFOs, should be issued.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
The slides are made entirely of ethylene vinyl acetate, otherwise known as EVA, the material found in the cushioning of most sneakers and tennis shoes.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
This has included convening advisory boards of external scientific experts and holding public workshops to discuss what the agency’s priorities for scientific research should be and what notices of funding opportunities, otherwise known as NOFOs, should be issued.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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