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Recent Examples of cryptonym
The Stellarwind cryptonym replaced it soon afterward.
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Barton Gellman, Wired, 24 May 2020
Barton Gellman, Wired, 24 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cryptonym
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Editor’s picks At the National Institute of Health, Amber, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her privacy, worked in the Office of AIDS Research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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Shaheen was treated at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet under an alias for her protection, according to court testimony.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jamaal Robinson, who emcees at a karaoke bar under the alias DJ Rooster, isn’t one of them.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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As that lengthy nomenclature suggests, this is a powerful, capable, well-rounded UTV.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Layering these clothes, regardless of tonal nomenclature, allows for striking sartorial statements with minimal effort.—
Tom Stubbs,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Peacock’s stage name sounds like it was designed to be the nom de plume for a pop superstar, not someone who would become more renowned for his behind-the-scenes work as a producer, songwriter and label owner.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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The premise was a fiction—the column wasn’t written by the editor but by the novelist Donald G. Mitchell, who wrote mostly under the nom de plume Ik Marvel.—
Christopher Carroll,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The following wines have been successfully made with grapes not commonly associated with this hot southern France wine appellation.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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With 720 wineries producing 132 million bottles a year of white, red, sparkling, and sweet wine from 38,500 acres of vineyards in 53 appellations, Alsace has seen an increase of almost 8 percent on exports of its Pinot Noir to the United States from 2023 to 2024.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alongside 20 of Baker's 100 residents, Woosley hopes to get dark skies designation for the area to lessen the light pollution from the street, house, business lights and other lighting sources.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the United States’ official language, the first designation of such kind in the country’s near 250-year history.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Cryptonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonym. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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