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Recent Examples of cryptonym
The Stellarwind cryptonym replaced it soon afterward.
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Barton Gellman, Wired, 24 May 2020
Barton Gellman, Wired, 24 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cryptonym
Noun
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Meanwhile, haunting the fair was H.H. Holmes, the pseudonym taken by a person who was one of America’s first serial killers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively present the first trailer for the film about two sisters with a strong bond that is inspired by the novel of the same name by Janusz Korczak, also known under his pen name Henryk Goldszmit.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Raised in Villa Park, Calif., Smith chose to model her pen name after her two favorite fantasy writers, Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien and The Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Beware that the scammers will change aliases and tactics in order to evade detection, but the overall scam remains the same.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some use the names of real people, but many seem to be aliases for Firestone herself.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This crossover is fully electric, so the alphanumeric nomenclature can't refer to engine displacement—and not horsepower, either.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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This crossover is fully electric, so the alphanumeric nomenclature can't refer to engine displacement—and not horsepower, either.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fear of having gender stereotypes applied to their work is a common reason for authors to use a nom de plume.—
Scotty Hendricks,
Big Think,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Virginia has 10 regions and 8 AVAs, American Viticulture Areas, the American equivalent to the French wine appellations.—
Per and Britt Karlsson,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But having just turned 50, Adebimpe can now add a new appellation: solo artist.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The designation enabled the U.S. to bar financial transactions with the gang, freeze its assets in the U.S., and sanction some of its individual members.—
Danielle Mackey,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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And doing so may be difficult for the administration, say legal experts, as so far there is no clear evidence that Harvard has violated federal law that would warrant the removal of its nonprofit designation.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Cryptonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonym. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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