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as in nicknames
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 pseudonyms
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 aliases
Also known by the aliases Juan Turo, Fabio Cristian Hernández and Juan Ruiz Silvera, Arellano Díaz is a Chilean national who has been linked to violent crimes, including an assault in Los Angeles and a homicide in Chile, according to police.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
You can still be tracked, but aliases interrupt that chain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Over the years, Floyd moved Suzanne across state lines, enrolling her in school under aliases — first as his daughter, then as his wife.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
By Time, the Berklee College of Music graduate published under two other music aliases.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
These addresses, called aliases, forward any incoming mail to your primary inbox, but the original sender never sees your real address.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
You can still be tracked, but aliases interrupt that chain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Over the years, Floyd moved Suzanne across state lines, enrolling her in school under aliases — first as his daughter, then as his wife.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
By Time, the Berklee College of Music graduate published under two other music aliases.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
These addresses, called aliases, forward any incoming mail to your primary inbox, but the original sender never sees your real address.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aliases
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Newsom's press office's X account has been regularly posting memes, snarky all-caps messages and using catchy nicknames for his opponents.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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This stands in contrast to many of the investment claims on social media, where people regularly post fake or falsified information under pseudonyms.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs’ names in the lawsuit are pseudonyms to protect their identities and safety, attorneys said.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
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Yuliia Kaveshnikova/Getty Images The new husband's last name is the same as u//Specken_zee_Doitch's first name, and because the couple have hyphenated each other's surnames, their last names are the same as u//Specken_zee_Doitch's full name.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many younger Red Sox weren’t in the majors, or even drafted in ‘19, the last time the league allowed players to replace their surnames with nicknames on the back of their Players’ Weekend jerseys.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 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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Lily, Loki, Max, Star, Oscar, Zelda, Pepper, Callie, Gus, Kitty, Olive, Olivia, Jack and Chloe, are among the other popular monikers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Which of the following monikers did Benjamin Franklin NOT employ?—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Aliases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliases. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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