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Recent Examples of pen name
His third and current pen name is evidence of him fulfilling that debt to himself.
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Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
In an odd coincidence, The Long Walk actually represents the first of two King novels that were released under his Richard Bachman pen name that have been adapted into films this fall, and both are about dystopian contests.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Then, text appears, responding to Lubelfeld’s question as if its writer is Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Her project about the fearless detective, who was authored by multiple writers under one pen name, was all but over.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
In an odd coincidence, The Long Walk actually represents the first of two King novels that were released under his Richard Bachman pen name that have been adapted into films this fall, and both are about dystopian contests.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Then, text appears, responding to Lubelfeld’s question as if its writer is Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Her project about the fearless detective, who was authored by multiple writers under one pen name, was all but over.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 25 July 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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Among the 10 defendants seen arriving at the Paris Criminal Court in the French capital’s 17th arrondissement on Monday were Aurélien Poirson-Atlan, who posts under the pseudonym Zoé Sagan, as well as a clairvoyant named as Delphine Jegousse, who goes under the pseudonym of Amandine Roy.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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It was based on the novel of the same name by Maxwell Kenton (the pseudonym for Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg), with a script by Buck Henry.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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