cryptonym

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Noun
  • The Warrior Cats books, which are written by a team under the pseudonym Erin Hunter, have sold more than 90 million copies and been translated into 38 languages.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
  • Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot and killed at close range Monday near his home in the eastern Polish city of Biala Podlaska, a city near the border with Belarus.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Writers who used to hide their masculinist impulses behind a pen name now write and say outrageous things under their real name.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • Concerned about the influx of solar and wind farms being built in Sardinia by outsiders, Roberto Pusceddu, under his pen name Erre Push, published a graphic novel that aimed to inspire young people to resist such impositions.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • According to prosecutors, Sia Ford was one of Latchford’s aliases.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • Parker used more than 30 aliases (including posing as her own mother) in an effort to fraudulently purchase more than $20 million in real estate and other assets throughout her 14-month relationship with Griffin, per Maternal Instinct.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Just stingin' the nomenclature.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • France is a country that fastidiously applies rigorous nomenclature to everything from cheese to wine.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • San Diegans are very familiar with Dr. Seuss, the nom de plume of author Theodor Geisel, who made La Jolla his home from 1948 until his death in 1991.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2026
  • There was the use of nom de plume when a reporter was concerned about retribution for news content, but many reports identified sources for information so that readers at least understood whether to believe the story.
    Shannon E. Martin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The largest appellation in France's Northern Rhône has built its international reputation on expressive red wines, while its whites have quietly remained in the background.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The Steele Creek cemetery was once part of a 37-acre historic designation.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
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“Cryptonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonym. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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