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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He’s been known to log on under a pseudonym and play speed chess while drunk.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Letters from Winston Churchill, a short story written under a pseudonym and a gold electronic wristwatch are some of the items once owned by Charles de Gaulle that will be up for auction next week.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Their faces must be covered, since her father is still politically active under a pseudonym.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
This isn’t the first time that scholars have found stories written by Alcott under a pseudonym.
—Michael Casey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Letters from Winston Churchill, a short story written under a pseudonym and a gold electronic wristwatch are some of the items once owned by Charles de Gaulle that will be up for auction next week.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Their faces must be covered, since her father is still politically active under a pseudonym.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
This isn’t the first time that scholars have found stories written by Alcott under a pseudonym.
—Michael Casey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Under a pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%20pseudonym. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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