Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cryptonyms
Noun
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Aleksei and his wife, who asked to be identified only by their first names out of fear of retaliation should they be deported, watched their 5-year-old twins unravel at the remote, prisonlike facility.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Official statistics are hard to come by, but town residents — several of whom asked to be identified by only first names to protect their safety — estimated around 80 cars were set aflame in a municipality of just 20,000 people.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, unlike similar programs, these folks have to stay true to their Southern roots and family names, a difficult feat in today’s modern world.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Unlike the neo-Leninist underground, moreover, dissidents had no desire to revive Bolshevik revolutionary traditions, with their ideological discipline, armed conspiracy, and noms de guerre.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Why add a surname or include a father’s fathers’ given names given to me at birth to identify me?—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Woodward Center named the mama dog Noel, and her puppies were given names based on the Twelve Days of Christmas – Drummer, Piper, Lord, Lady, Maid, Swan, Goose, Ring, Calling Bird, French Hen, Turtle Dove and Partridge.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This scenario, once promoted by small groups within some Protestant denominations, had by the 1990s become widely diffused in popular culture.—
Shalom Goldman,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Silver and gold coins (like the classic Gold Eagle and Silver Eagle) are usually best for those who wish to purchase a smaller amount, with some coins coming in denominations as low as one ounce.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ellis took on several pseudonyms over the years, including Three-Six, the Spirit, Big Dotti, and Terror Child.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Cryptonyms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonyms. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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