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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
Federal officials also learned that O’Rourke has pending cases following arrests under various aliases in Suffolk County, New York, in November 2023; Everett, Washington, in September 2025; Linden, New Jersey, in December 2025; and Snohomish County, Washington, in January 2026.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
While court orders that block counterfeiters can help to safeguard intellectual property, sometimes those counterfeiters simply turn to other aliases and cybersquatting ploys to continue their activities.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
She is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran, and may be using aliases, including Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
He wasn’t charged until after investigators sorted through his other aliases, which included Joseph Shnorock, Jim Kelley, Joe Schorck, James Elizarrey and James Blizarrey, the AP reported.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
While court orders that block counterfeiters can help to safeguard intellectual property, sometimes those counterfeiters simply turn to other aliases and cybersquatting ploys to continue their activities.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
She is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran, and may be using aliases, including Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
He wasn’t charged until after investigators sorted through his other aliases, which included Joseph Shnorock, Jim Kelley, Joe Schorck, James Elizarrey and James Blizarrey, the AP reported.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
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Despite its nickname, June's moon won't look red like a strawberry, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Pitman kept both the plate and the nickname, reluctantly.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Each piece, handcrafted in South Korea’s cobbler neighborhood, has a pseudonym drawn from Rhee’s artwork titles, including Eli, Mona, Muni and Elva.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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According to court documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, a woman, using the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her identity, claims that the renowned plastic surgeon drugged and assaulted her in early May 2025.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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While that name was chosen in 1946 by Ned Irish, the team’s founder and president, Knickerbocker is a Dutch surname that dates back to the early settlers of New Netherland.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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With a month to go until his 18th birthday, the teen reportedly decided to ditch his father’s surname on his official high school diploma.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Under a different moniker but of the same spirit is the Campus 00s.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Angelina Jolie’s son Knox is joining his siblings in dropping his dad Brad Pitt’s last name, just weeks after his older sister Zahara, 21, and older brother Maddox, 24, made the moniker change legal.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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The epithet is not a concession (the database of Trumpian apologies has yet to receive any inputs).—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Tape recordings played during the case also showed Fuhrman had used a racial epithet despite his testimony claiming to never have done so.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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