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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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This stands in contrast to many of the investment claims on social media, where people regularly post fake or falsified information under pseudonyms.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is a pseudonym for a woman who lost her job as a tutor during the Covid-19 pandemic, and then was recruited to work in a customer service job in Thailand.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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