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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Recent Examples of pseudonym
The pseudonym wasn’t due to the writer’s shyness, either.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
Cuts bad for workers, 'and science ... and the public'
As for individual federal employees, some have taken to the r/cincinnati page of Reddit, under pseudonyms, to speak out.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
On day two of the trial, Victim 2 was given the pseudonym Jane, while Victim 4 was referred to as Mia, per NBC News.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
Rowling frequently posts acidic commentary about trans people, and very rarely about the upcoming Harry Potter series (oddly enough, Rowling still publishes crime fiction under her male pseudonym, Robert Galbraith).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
Cuts bad for workers, 'and science ... and the public'
As for individual federal employees, some have taken to the r/cincinnati page of Reddit, under pseudonyms, to speak out.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
On day two of the trial, Victim 2 was given the pseudonym Jane, while Victim 4 was referred to as Mia, per NBC News.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
Rowling frequently posts acidic commentary about trans people, and very rarely about the upcoming Harry Potter series (oddly enough, Rowling still publishes crime fiction under her male pseudonym, Robert Galbraith).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudonym
alias
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While Wonderland released an album called Genesis under her Whyte Fang alias in April of 2023, Ghost World is her first project since giving birth to her first child in June 2023.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2025
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Taylor initially applied for Medicaid in May 2019 under the alias Candace Sailor, listing a bi-weekly income of $1,900 and no dependents, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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