How to Use otherwise known as in a Sentence
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Your big toe, otherwise known as your hallux or your big piggy, has two joints.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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The group, otherwise known as the Fab Five, is still tight to this day.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
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Pull out those bandanas, otherwise known as wild rags, which cowboys wear to keep the dust off their faces.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
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Prime rib, otherwise known as beef rib roast, is valued for its fat marbling and flavor.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
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The first is the home theater, otherwise known as Joseph’s favorite space.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
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This marks the summer solstice, otherwise known as the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
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Carpenter has sent every single from the full-length to the top of the list, which is otherwise known as a clean sweep.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Pink moon The pink moon, otherwise known as the first full moon of the spring, will rise April 23.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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Expect to hear plenty of Bronx cheers—otherwise known as razzing.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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These twilight clouds, which are made of carbon dioxide ice — otherwise known as dry ice — can be seen at the top of the new images.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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However, the amount of income that gets taxed at each rate—otherwise known as the income thresholds—will change.
—Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
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The dynasty otherwise known as the Kansas City Chiefs is here.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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The September full moon is also a total lunar eclipse, otherwise known as a blood moon.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Wet/dry vacs (otherwise known as shop vacs) are usually the tool used for cleaning up messes, both indoors and outdoors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
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And just like that… Paris Couture Week (otherwise known as the most glamorous week of the year) is over.
—Taylor Anderson, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Results suggested that those in the low resilience group were more likely to have a weak gut barrier, otherwise known as a leaky gut.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 24 June 2024
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Evans includes drone footage of the outsize fruits of his profit, a jaw-dropping monstrosity otherwise known as a house.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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The look is, of course, otherwise known as a Canadian tuxedo, a subtle shot at Drake's home country.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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In exchanging cash for stablecoin, the firm can earn interest on those holdings, otherwise known as earning the float.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Link it to an existing habit (otherwise known as habit stacking), such as decluttering one item each night after brushing your teeth.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
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Justin Riley otherwise known as BeatKing has died at the age of 39.
—James R. Sanders, VIBE.com, 18 Aug. 2024
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According to experts, wild brown trout are known to congregate around salmon pens to feed on surplus feed that falls through the net cages, otherwise known as cage-grazing.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
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Spoiled food meant dyspepsia – otherwise known as indigestion – and loose bowels.
—Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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That window, otherwise known as the shower's peak activity, is when stargazers will want to be on the lookout for meteors.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, that's not always the case with electronics, otherwise known as e-waste.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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Breaking — otherwise known as break dancing — did not make the cut for 2028 and might be one-and-done after its Paris debut.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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The only thing better than a creamy, cheesy, citrus, and spice slathered cob of corn otherwise known as Elote, is all those ingredients on a crisp pizza crust.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kansas also is home to the Brush Creek Bridge, otherwise known as the Rainbow Bridge.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Keep an eye out for the oft-appearing Babbo Natale (otherwise known as Santa).
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025
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The due date is midnight next Thursday, otherwise known as New Music Friday.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2025
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