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cryptonym

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Definition of cryptonym

as in pseudonym

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Noun

Sullivan said to refer to the juror with a pseudonym, but Reddington protested, saying the juror had given interviews on TV and in podcasts.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Fans have been begging Carey to free Someone’s Ugly Daughter from the archives for years, with the album currently existing only under the pseudonym Chick with Clarissa Dane on vocals instead of Mimi.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pseudonym

Noun

Shangguanluan, a Chinese writer and activist who is known professionally by her pen name, moved to Taiwan in 2021 with her Taiwanese husband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
An economy that stretches to Haiti For Jean-Marie Denis, the Haitian writer and Little Haiti cultural activist better known by his pen name, Jan Mapou, the withdrawal of Haitians from public life evokes something from Haiti’s past.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of pen name

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Under a slew of aliases and group names — Cybotron, Model 500, Infiniti, 3MB, Channel One, Borderland — Atkins made music, in some cases nearly a half-century old, that still evokes the future like nothing else.

— Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
Apparently unsatisfied with his million other aliases, Atkins fused with von Oswald and Fehlmann for 3 Men in Berlin, or 3MB for short.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of alias

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After leaving David Brown’s initials off its cars for a couple of decades, Aston Martin resurrected the DB nomenclature in the early 1990s for a new grand tourer.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
The technologies themselves aren't changing, but NASA's effort to implement the nomenclature introduces new obstacles for scientific communication and the agency's digital infrastructure.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nomenclature

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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
In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled.

— E.L. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of nom de plume

Noun

But neither appellation applies to Jaime, who leads a large union, or Kundassery, who plans to be an emergency-medicine doctor, or Quintero, the daughter of a custodian, who has a graduate degree from Cornell.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Included are Left Bank communes like Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux, and Pessac-Léognan, Right Bank stalwarts Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, and sweet-wine appellations Sauternes and Barsac.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of appellation

Noun

Metallurgical coal used for steelmaking was the last critical material to be given the designation in 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Cornerback Cobie Durant, who has missed four games with a hamstring strain, returned to the practice field in a full capacity this week and does not carry an injury designation going into Monday night.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

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