otherwise known as
idiom
—used to indicate a different name that people know or that a person uses
France's King Louis XIV, otherwise known as the Sun King
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The Pink Moon was given its name to represent the bloom of the creeping phlox (otherwise known as moss pink), a flowering plant that blankets much of the eastern and central U.S. from April through early May.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The oldest item is an atlatl, otherwise known as a spear thrower, which the researchers described in a 2023 paper in The Journal of Big Bend Studies.
—Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Timothée Chalamet as Kevin Federline Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
The role of Kevin Federline (otherwise known as K-Fed) needs to be played by someone who isn’t afraid to play a, well, pretty polarizing character.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Here are several stats to help serve as an introduction to the world of sabermetrics:
WAR
Definition: WAR, otherwise known as Wins Above Replacement, is an attempt to take all of a player’s contributions and summarize them into one number.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The oldest item is an atlatl, otherwise known as a spear thrower, which the researchers described in a 2023 paper in The Journal of Big Bend Studies.
—Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Timothée Chalamet as Kevin Federline Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
The role of Kevin Federline (otherwise known as K-Fed) needs to be played by someone who isn’t afraid to play a, well, pretty polarizing character.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Here are several stats to help serve as an introduction to the world of sabermetrics:
WAR
Definition: WAR, otherwise known as Wins Above Replacement, is an attempt to take all of a player’s contributions and summarize them into one number.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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