under a pseudonym

idiom

: using a false name instead of one's real name
She preferred to write under a pseudonym.

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Carter first sued Buzbee under a pseudonym back in November. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025 Vanity Fair reported in 2022 that Sheedy has been teaching theater at City College of New York and edits books under a pseudonym. Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Jack White, whom Simpson deeply admires, even followed it under a pseudonym. Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025 Lathrop, who wrote under a pseudonym, was making a point about counterintelligence—the flushing out of enemy spies and leakers who might compromise a spy agency’s precious secrets. Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under a pseudonym

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“Under a pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%20pseudonym. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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