otherwise known as
idiom
—used to indicate a different name that people know or that a person uses
France's King Louis XIV, otherwise known as the Sun King
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Karate Kid: Legends No, three original movies, two spinoffs and one years-long series is not enough of a child doing karate, otherwise known as Karate Kid.
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 30 May 2025
SeaPort now offers regular commuter flights between Portland International Airport (PDX) and Seattle’s Boeing Field (BFI), otherwise known as King County International Airport, with departures every 45 minutes during peak times.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
Don’t expect this to change with especially with all the personnel cuts that have been happening at the CDC and National Institutes of Health under the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE, otherwise known as the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
At 78 years old, the Serbian artist plans to go further with her next venture and enter — literally — the world of non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 30 May 2025
SeaPort now offers regular commuter flights between Portland International Airport (PDX) and Seattle’s Boeing Field (BFI), otherwise known as King County International Airport, with departures every 45 minutes during peak times.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
Don’t expect this to change with especially with all the personnel cuts that have been happening at the CDC and National Institutes of Health under the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE, otherwise known as the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
At 78 years old, the Serbian artist plans to go further with her next venture and enter — literally — the world of non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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