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Recent Examples of pen name
Her project about the fearless detective, who was authored by multiple writers under one pen name, was all but over.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 25 July 2025
If writing under a pen name is a form of deception, or akin to leading a double life, Cornwell was more suited to it than most writers.
—Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Her father, Jonathan Fast—an author in his own right—is the son of Spartacus writer Howard Fast (often known by his pen name, E. V. Cunningham), who inspired the 1960 eponymous film, starring Kirk Douglas.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Photographs of Eric Blair, whose pen name was George Orwell, from his Metropolitan Police file, c.1940.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 25 July 2025
If writing under a pen name is a form of deception, or akin to leading a double life, Cornwell was more suited to it than most writers.
—Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Her father, Jonathan Fast—an author in his own right—is the son of Spartacus writer Howard Fast (often known by his pen name, E. V. Cunningham), who inspired the 1960 eponymous film, starring Kirk Douglas.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Photographs of Eric Blair, whose pen name was George Orwell, from his Metropolitan Police file, c.1940.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen name
Noun
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Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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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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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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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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