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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
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.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Taylor initially applied for Medicaid in May 2019 under the alias Candace Sailor, listing a bi-weekly income of $1,900 and no dependents, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Christina Chapman Chapman was arrested in Litchfield Park, Arizona, alongside her co-conspirators (referred to in the indictment as John Does 1-3, using the aliases Jiho Han, Haoran Xu, and Chunji Jin).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 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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Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Taylor initially applied for Medicaid in May 2019 under the alias Candace Sailor, listing a bi-weekly income of $1,900 and no dependents, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Christina Chapman Chapman was arrested in Litchfield Park, Arizona, alongside her co-conspirators (referred to in the indictment as John Does 1-3, using the aliases Jiho Han, Haoran Xu, and Chunji Jin).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 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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Aside from being a fruit and a nickname for New Zealanders, Kiwi is also a brand name of New Zealand-style bacon that's also popular in Australia.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
12 Aug. 2025
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His nickname for me, sometimes, is Ice Queen, which is vaguely offensive.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
8 Aug. 2025
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Sasha, a 34-year-old who lives in Texas and requested to be identified by a pseudonym, is a domestic violence survivor.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Cincinnati legend had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. Wood, also known by his pseudonym Michael Xanadu, founded WEBN-FM with his father, Frank Wood Sr. in 1967.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
3 Aug. 2025
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This unusual celebrity baby name is technically a Japanese surname, but that didn’t stop Skai Jackson from bestowing it upon her baby girl.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
8 Aug. 2025
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Cruise for years has reportedly been estranged from their 19-year-old daughter, Suri, who dropped her father’s surname last year.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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Tackett shouted racial epithets against Latinos at the driver before hurling a cup of hot coffee into their car, splashing the victim’s face, hands and the inside of his car, Oldoerp said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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The two welders who had been spewing racist epithets at Pierre, the lawsuit said, began retaliating.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
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And should Cal Raleigh, the breakout MLB star with a nickname beloved by baseball fans, be profiting off his Big Dumper moniker?—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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It's also eliminated seven street names, either for new monikers or because the streets themselves no longer exist.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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