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also monicker
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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him
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as in denomination
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker
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Recent Examples of moniker
The unusual pattern led to him getting the moniker.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Scruffy City is a moniker the place holds with equal parts pride and winking good humor.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The man behind Scammer Payback, who goes by the moniker Pierogi, used voice modification technology to impersonate an elderly woman who agreed to send a package of cash to an address in the Bay Area.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The documentary, premiering Saturday at the 52nd edition of Telluride, marks the feature directorial debut of Nico López-Alegría and the filmmaker who goes by the moniker ZZ.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Scruffy City is a moniker the place holds with equal parts pride and winking good humor.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The man behind Scammer Payback, who goes by the moniker Pierogi, used voice modification technology to impersonate an elderly woman who agreed to send a package of cash to an address in the Bay Area.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The documentary, premiering Saturday at the 52nd edition of Telluride, marks the feature directorial debut of Nico López-Alegría and the filmmaker who goes by the moniker ZZ.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moniker
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The beloved cookbook author, who goes by the cheeky nickname @grossypelosi, has brought every bit of that high-spirited vibe to his new cookbook, Let's Party.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bubble snails have a transparent shell, but the species also earns its nickname from its eggs, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The school offers two-year masters degrees for prospective clergy in several Christian denominations, including Reformed and Presbyterian churches.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ruth’s family belongs to a denomination called the Brotherhood, an Anabaptist organization that consists of several small villages known as Dorfs.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 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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Additionally, Disney must also maintain an audience designation program to ensure that all its YouTube videos are correctly classified, according to the FTC's statement.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The city also agreed to help remove legal blocks to the razing of the Odd Fellows Building, including possible landmark designation, once the hotel company figured out plans for the space.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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While searching for Tyga's Instagram page, Drake said his app's explore page was flooded by content of the two-time WWE world champion, whose real name is Demi Bennett.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most, if not all, Democrats are expected to sign on to his Epstein files petition, meaning only six Republicans would need to cross party lines to add their names.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some nomenclature gets a little more flowery.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Let’s aim to stick with the straightforward nomenclature of AI psychosis as the proper phrasing and not meander into a plethora of troublesome variations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Observer writers predict Carolina Panthers season opener Fowler and Zietlow split last year’s predictor title, which was pretty incredible considering how topsy-turvy last year was and how differently their predictions went week to week.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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If the current crop of blockbusters and indie gems isn't quite hitting the mark for you, there's a solid chance one of Netflix's homegrown titles will.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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In December 2023, a new suit was filed by plaintiffs Jane Doe, a Kentucky woman using a pseudonym to conceal her identity, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, against the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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His repertoire is now expanding with The Long Walk, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 science-fiction/horror novel—the writer’s first, published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Moniker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moniker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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