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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
a soccer player whom everyone knows as "Mayhem," her adopted alias in the sports world that was created from her surname
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as in pseudonym
a fictitious or assumed name
the English author Eric Blair, better known under the alias of George Orwell
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Recent Examples of alias
These addresses, called aliases, forward any incoming mail to your primary inbox, but the original sender never sees your real address.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Others have played the alias game for weirder reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
While Wonderland released an album called Genesis under her Whyte Fang alias in April of 2023, Ghost World is her first project since giving birth to her first child in June 2023.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Shannon Nicole Womack Georgia Secretary of State The facilities are asked to call the state police if any of her aliases match employment records.
—Stephen Knobel, NBC news, 24 July 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Others have played the alias game for weirder reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
While Wonderland released an album called Genesis under her Whyte Fang alias in April of 2023, Ghost World is her first project since giving birth to her first child in June 2023.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Shannon Nicole Womack Georgia Secretary of State The facilities are asked to call the state police if any of her aliases match employment records.
—Stephen Knobel, NBC news, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
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The beloved cookbook author, who goes by the cheeky nickname @grossypelosi, has brought every bit of that high-spirited vibe to his new cookbook, Let's Party.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bubble snails have a transparent shell, but the species also earns its nickname from its eggs, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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In December 2023, a new suit was filed by plaintiffs Jane Doe, a Kentucky woman using a pseudonym to conceal her identity, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, against the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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His repertoire is now expanding with The Long Walk, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 science-fiction/horror novel—the writer’s first, published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
30 Aug. 2025
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Before that, Prince William and Prince Harry did the same, taking on their father’s former title of Wales as their surname in school.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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The surname on the back of his jersey — one fans can now buy thanks to NIL — carries the weight of massive expectations.—
Shane Shoemaker,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then there was the woman who was Speaker of the House and would walk around talking to herself, screaming out epithets to imaginary people.—
Larry David,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Terrell represented a Black teenager who’d been expelled from a Los Angeles high school for punching a white referee during a football game after the referee allegedly had directed racial epithets at him.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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The latest entry in the sci-fi franchise comes with a soundtrack helmed by Nine Inch Nails, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross lending their names to the project under the band’s moniker for the first time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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With the third record, Cain's story ends, and Anhedönia soon plans to retire the moniker.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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