as in pseudonyms
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a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name
He wrote under a nom de plume.
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pseudonyms
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In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Mindel, who has made solo music under the pseudonyms GMS and Sade Sade since Yellow Swans’ split in 2009, received the diagnosis after a health crisis last fall, his partner Aja Bond writes on a GoFundMe page.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Noms de plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noms%20de%20plume. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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