under a pseudonym

phrase

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

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Chiarelli was a producer who segued to screenwriting, penning Proposal under a pseudonym. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 Goldis, the author of a Substack blog primarily discussing legal issues related to gender ideology, previously wrote under a pseudonym. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026 Hospitals have used what are sometimes called blackout procedures, which can include registering a patient under a pseudonym, removing their name from the hospital directory, or prohibiting staff from even confirming that a patient is in the hospital. Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Fox arranged a top-secret table read, booked under a pseudonym, in order to limit the blowback if people hated it. Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 Dec. 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 20 Jul. 2026.

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