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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
Federal authorities took on the fugitive case in 2022, later learning that Werstine had been arrested multiple times over the years under different aliases.
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Marx has used aliases, including Michael Patrick and Michael Zavici, according to the affidavit.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
But this is the first time Microsoft has actively pushed these Xbox email aliases to all of its gaming employees.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Marx has used aliases, including Michael Patrick and Michael Zavici, according to the affidavit.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
But this is the first time Microsoft has actively pushed these Xbox email aliases to all of its gaming employees.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
Noun
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Haida Gwaii, formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands, is a place with many nicknames.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The players, who mostly went by unique nicknames, had to be over the age of 18, not currently playing in college and have played in fewer than 162 NBA games to be eligible to compete.—
Jason Beede,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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The plaintiffs are two transgender teens and their parents, who are all identified by pseudonyms in court filings.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Renter Mandy Feng, who prefers to use a pseudonym for fear of being seen criticizing the authorities, said the stimulus the government is offering has failed to offset people’s anxiety over an uncertain economic outlook.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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This story has been corrected to show that the spelling of the secretary of state's surname in one reference should be Raffensperger, not Raffesperger.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Kristine and Matt, who don’t share their surname publicly, have been on YouTube since 2011, when Kristine uploaded a video of her twin toddler boys putting themselves to bed.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
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With a moniker drawn from Greek mythology, the trio intends for Ariadne to be a revenue-sharing hub for creators to navigate IP, wellness tech, production, distribution and the digital economy pipeline.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Its current moniker pays homage to the longleaf pine tree, a foundational pillar of the Raleigh area’s historic timber and naval stores industries.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The moral decay of Karensville might as well be Charlottesville and the epithet-spewing McLeoud behaves too much like myriad red-state lawmen for comfort.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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