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Recent Examples of pen name
Ludwig, which premieres on BritBox March 20, seeks to correct this, casting Mitchell as John Taylor, a reclusive puzzle-maker who lifts his pen name from a vinyl cover of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
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Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Swanson, whose pen name is Julie Marie, was born in Far Rockaway, New York, and moved to Oceanside in the early 1980s with her two sons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
This is an absorbing historical novel about Koreans and first-generation Korean Americans in Los Angeles, written by the Korean American Gloria Hahn (under a pen name), who died of breast cancer in 1987, shortly after it was published.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Swanson, whose pen name is Julie Marie, was born in Far Rockaway, New York, and moved to Oceanside in the early 1980s with her two sons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
This is an absorbing historical novel about Koreans and first-generation Korean Americans in Los Angeles, written by the Korean American Gloria Hahn (under a pen name), who died of breast cancer in 1987, shortly after it was published.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen name
Noun
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Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fear of having gender stereotypes applied to their work is a common reason for authors to use a nom de plume.—
Scotty Hendricks,
Big Think,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The couple spent nearly 19 years trying to get pregnant, and Rosie—who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her privacy—says their Orthodox Jewish faith kept them hopeful during 15 unsuccessful IVF cycles.—
Alice Park,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Here are the main highlights from the trial’s fourth week: First Freak-Off Audio Played in Court A woman named Jane testified on Thursday and Friday, the single mother using a pseudonym to protect her identity.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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