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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 pseudonyms
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.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The women are going by the pseudonyms Rebecca and Laura.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The denial came after the advocacy group Women’s Link Worldwide issued a press release saying the women, identified by the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura, had filed a complaint with Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Most of the women will be allowed to testify anonymously by using pseudonyms for their first and last names, Caproni ruled in another favorable order for the government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Speaking under pseudonyms, Zoe, a member of the entertainment industry, told The Hollywood Reporter she was assaulted by Noth in 2004 in Los Angeles.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Represented by Women’s Link Worldwide, the two women went public under the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Most traders on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi place bets under pseudonyms, not their real names.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
All the women who spoke to Fortune about their relationships with chatbots for this story asked to be identified under pseudonyms out of concern that admitting to a relationship with an AI model carries a social stigma that could have negative repercussions for their livelihoods.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The women are going by the pseudonyms Rebecca and Laura.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The denial came after the advocacy group Women’s Link Worldwide issued a press release saying the women, identified by the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura, had filed a complaint with Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Most of the women will be allowed to testify anonymously by using pseudonyms for their first and last names, Caproni ruled in another favorable order for the government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Speaking under pseudonyms, Zoe, a member of the entertainment industry, told The Hollywood Reporter she was assaulted by Noth in 2004 in Los Angeles.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Represented by Women’s Link Worldwide, the two women went public under the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Most traders on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi place bets under pseudonyms, not their real names.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
All the women who spoke to Fortune about their relationships with chatbots for this story asked to be identified under pseudonyms out of concern that admitting to a relationship with an AI model carries a social stigma that could have negative repercussions for their livelihoods.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudonyms
aliases
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But the woman turned out to be an impostor from Kansas with at least 30 aliases.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nicolas Thompson-Lleras, a Los Angeles attorney who counsels immigrants facing deportation, said two of his clients were registered under aliases at different hospitals in Los Angeles County last year.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pseudonyms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonyms. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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