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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 officials also learned that O’Rourke has pending cases following arrests under various aliases in Suffolk County, New York, in November 2023; Everett, Washington, in September 2025; Linden, New Jersey, in December 2025; and Snohomish County, Washington, in January 2026.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
While court orders that block counterfeiters can help to safeguard intellectual property, sometimes those counterfeiters simply turn to other aliases and cybersquatting ploys to continue their activities.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2026
She is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran, and may be using aliases, including Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
He wasn’t charged until after investigators sorted through his other aliases, which included Joseph Shnorock, Jim Kelley, Joe Schorck, James Elizarrey and James Blizarrey, the AP reported.
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
While court orders that block counterfeiters can help to safeguard intellectual property, sometimes those counterfeiters simply turn to other aliases and cybersquatting ploys to continue their activities.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2026
She is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran, and may be using aliases, including Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
He wasn’t charged until after investigators sorted through his other aliases, which included Joseph Shnorock, Jim Kelley, Joe Schorck, James Elizarrey and James Blizarrey, the AP reported.
—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
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Few figures are as synonymous with Mexican football as Aguirre, now in his third stint coaching the national team after being in charge for the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, but this co-exists with his El Vasco nickname.
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The law, passed in 2024, prohibits K-12 public schools from using any derogatory Native American term for athletic team mascots, names or nicknames.
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On the June 25 episode of Jenna Bush Hager's Open Book with Jenna podcast, Ryan spoke about the origins of her pseudonym.
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The Warrior Cats books, which are written by a team under the pseudonym Erin Hunter, have sold more than 90 million copies and been translated into 38 languages.
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The pilot, identified only by the surname Liu, took off on a solo flight in the two-seat training plane from a general aviation airport in the outskirts of Beijing, the Chaoyang statement said.
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Courts have also been reluctant to treat a surname as property that can be repossessed upon divorce.
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At first, the moniker was meant to represent Congo’s former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.
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Does the Democratic Party actually need to embrace the moniker of socialism, lean into it?
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Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
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The epithet is not a concession (the database of Trumpian apologies has yet to receive any inputs).
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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