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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
Further investigative work discovered that this was an alias used by a man born Marvin Margolis.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Further investigative work discovered that this was an alias used by a man born Marvin Margolis.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Now, on the debut album under his new alias Musicentrydelete, Matt applies his obscurantist instincts to a kind of minimalist ambient techno, to dreamily—and woozily—psychedelic effect.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
If an alias starts receiving spam or scam messages, it can be disabled without affecting the main email account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Further investigative work discovered that this was an alias used by a man born Marvin Margolis.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Now, on the debut album under his new alias Musicentrydelete, Matt applies his obscurantist instincts to a kind of minimalist ambient techno, to dreamily—and woozily—psychedelic effect.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
If an alias starts receiving spam or scam messages, it can be disabled without affecting the main email account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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The Hoosier Dome opened in 1984, mall culture grew as teens and shoppers flocked to Castleton Square and plans for Circle Centre got underway, all while Indy began to outgrow its 'Naptown' nickname.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
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Simpson is a member of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s Santa Monica Mountains Task Force trail crew, known often by their nickname, the Trailies.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The homeless man, known by the pseudonym John, had been living in the basement of Brown’s Barus and Holley engineering building.—
Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The denial came after the advocacy group Women’s Link Worldwide issued a press release saying the women, identified by the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura, had filed a complaint with Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2026
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His modeling and social media career derives much of its power from his notable surname.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the 2021 finalization of their divorce, the two agreed to change the surname of the twins, who were minors at the time, from Davis-Jarrahy to just Jarrahy.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The cost of the changes to the signage, website and other Kennedy Center monikers is unknown.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The jeweler on Monday unveiled its flagship on Rue de la Paix, a move that cements the rebranding revealed in February 2025 that included its current moniker alongside a new tag line and campaign.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
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In the right-wing imagination, these women are acting like harpies — an epithet often seen online — when they’re supposed to be helpmeets.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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When the time came for Alan Cumming to cease deliberations, Michael was reduced to sputtering epithets in random sequences.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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