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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
a soccer player whom everyone knows as "Mayhem," her adopted alias in the sports world that was created from her surname
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as in pseudonym
a fictitious or assumed name
the English author Eric Blair, better known under the alias of George Orwell
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Recent Examples of alias
The mountain takes its name from an alias adopted by a legendary French woman who secretly followed her fiancé all the way to the New World, became ill, and asked to be buried on this summit.
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Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Surprised the father agreed to appear on the show, Yoshimura checked them in to different hotels under aliases the night before to ensure the woman was safe.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Guo, who is also known by several aliases but was born Guo Wengui, had been jailed as a potential flight risk since his March 2023 arrest.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Moreno identified as female despite using multiple aliases, including the name Jeffrey Escalante, Houston police said.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Surprised the father agreed to appear on the show, Yoshimura checked them in to different hotels under aliases the night before to ensure the woman was safe.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Guo, who is also known by several aliases but was born Guo Wengui, had been jailed as a potential flight risk since his March 2023 arrest.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Moreno identified as female despite using multiple aliases, including the name Jeffrey Escalante, Houston police said.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
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That includes name, image and likeness but also voice, signature, nickname and other unique personal aspects.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Flintoff – better known by his nickname Freddie – was seriously injured in a motoring accident in 2022, during filming of the BBC car show Top Gear.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
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The prosecution requested that they be addressed using pseudonyms during trial.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The woman, who sued under a Jane Doe pseudonym, told jurors that Way allegedly first raped her in a bathroom during a police raid of his home in mid-February 2019.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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It was confirmed by The Times of London that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle changed their surname to Sussex for the sake of their children Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Apr. 2025
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This story has been corrected to show the surname of The Atlantic journalist is Goldberg, not Rosenberg.—
Zeke Miller,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2025
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This species has no fragrance; its lavender appellation simply acknowledges its flower color while its rosemary epithet indicates its seacoast habitat.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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More than a decade after Breaking Bad ended, Aaron Paul still can’t escape his character’s signature epithet.—
John Russell,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Richmond Times Dispatch hosted a reader contest to find a moniker for the new mascot and several front runners were considered including Rock Hoppers, Rhinos, and Hush Puppies.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite lacking professional wrestling training, she was quickly introduced to the WWE audience on the ECW brand under the moniker Kelly Kelly.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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