as in alias
a fictitious or assumed name
the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper
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The plaintiffs, named in the lawsuit using pseudonyms with their locations redacted, are currently housed in women's facilities but are slated to be transferred.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
The woman behind the suit, who’s suing under a Jane Doe pseudonym, claims she was fired in June 2024 for complaining about Ye’s antisemitism after a chaotic six months working as a marketing specialist for the Yeezy brand.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Stone’s mother was an actress, screenwriter, and newspaper columnist who wrote under the name Spellman Stone, so pseudonyms were a family tradition.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
Now, Theresa, who requested the use of a pseudonym, is awaiting payment for work completed before the blazes and struggling to figure out how to pay her bills and support her two children.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
The woman behind the suit, who’s suing under a Jane Doe pseudonym, claims she was fired in June 2024 for complaining about Ye’s antisemitism after a chaotic six months working as a marketing specialist for the Yeezy brand.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Stone’s mother was an actress, screenwriter, and newspaper columnist who wrote under the name Spellman Stone, so pseudonyms were a family tradition.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
Now, Theresa, who requested the use of a pseudonym, is awaiting payment for work completed before the blazes and struggling to figure out how to pay her bills and support her two children.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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