under a pseudonym
idiom
: using a false name instead of one's real name
She preferred to write under a pseudonym.
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Hanania acknowledged writing the posts under a pseudonym and, since then, has only partly renounced his past.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
The rise of Orville Peck has come alongside this cultural shift, and the 36-year-old singer-songwriter — who performs under a pseudonym and wears a mask — is making country music that recalls outlaw traditions and has found fans in collaborators Willie Nelson, Elton John and Kylie Minogue.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
While attending Texas Lutheran University in the late ’80s, Nelson wrote a column in the student paper under a pseudonym.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Sokola had originally sued Weinstein under a pseudonym but withdrew from the global settlement and filed the lawsuit independently.
—Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
The rise of Orville Peck has come alongside this cultural shift, and the 36-year-old singer-songwriter — who performs under a pseudonym and wears a mask — is making country music that recalls outlaw traditions and has found fans in collaborators Willie Nelson, Elton John and Kylie Minogue.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
While attending Texas Lutheran University in the late ’80s, Nelson wrote a column in the student paper under a pseudonym.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Sokola had originally sued Weinstein under a pseudonym but withdrew from the global settlement and filed the lawsuit independently.
—Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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