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Recent Examples of pen name
Despite the nearly identical nature of her pen name and the name of the conversion therapist, the author said similarities between the two were purely coincidental.
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Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge (a pen name for the anonymous author), Demon Slayer debuted in 2016 in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, a manga magazine.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk, even by Stephen King standards, is quite old, written in 1979 under King’s pen name at the time, Richard Bachman.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His third and current pen name is evidence of him fulfilling that debt to himself.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge (a pen name for the anonymous author), Demon Slayer debuted in 2016 in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, a manga magazine.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk, even by Stephen King standards, is quite old, written in 1979 under King’s pen name at the time, Richard Bachman.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His third and current pen name is evidence of him fulfilling that debt to himself.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen name
Noun
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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
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Published under the nom de plume Jonathan Gash, Lovejoy is a set of 24 books from Dr John Grant.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At this time, Jason Ryan opted for the pseudonym Ryan Ireland, choosing to name himself after the play.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Parents of four transgender girls, identified by pseudonyms, sued a few weeks after Children’s decision, arguing that the Aurora hospital’s decision to halt care to a population based on their gender identity constitutes discrimination under Colorado law.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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