pen names

Definition of pen namesnext
plural of pen name

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen names
Noun
  • The plaintiffs, who used pseudonyms, asked the court for permission to file on behalf of all children who had lost gender-affirming care at the hospital’s TRUE Center for Gender Diversity, known as a class action.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The women are going by the pseudonyms Rebecca and Laura.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
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“Pen names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20names. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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