alias
adverb
, ˈāl-yəs\
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Synonyms: Noun
byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet), surname
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Hernandez, better known by his alias Jesús Santrich, was seen in Thursday’s video standing next to Marín holding an assault rifle. — Washington Post, "Colombian rebels’ rearming ups pressure for Maduro," 30 Aug. 2019 Thompson, using an alias, boasted about the hack on social media, and appears to have obtained some information from several other companies, government entities and educational institutions, according to court documents. — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, "What we know so far about accused Capital One hacker Paige Thompson," 31 July 2019 The lineup even features a special back-to-back performance from Timmy Trumpet and W&W as their collaborative alias 2 Is 1. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Marshmello, Tiesto, Alison Wonderland & More Top EDC Guangdong 2019 Lineup," 30 July 2019 In July 2018, the department announced indictments of 12 Russian nationals for the computer hacking under the aliases DCLeaks and Gufficer 2.0. — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, "Mueller sounded an alarm on Russian meddling in the 2020 election. Here is what happened last time," 25 July 2019 Reynaldo Rodriguez Valenzuela, alias El Chino, was allegedly a go-between who helped coordinate the attack. — Danny Gold, SI.com, "The Broken Case of David Ortiz," 23 July 2019 College players from Notre Dame and Purdue were playing under aliases. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: 100 years ago, the NFL took its first baby steps in Indiana," 22 July 2019 The director is none other than Antonio Margheriti, which is the alias Donnie Donowitz uses at the cinema screening of Stolz der Nation in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, "The famous places, faces, and pop-culture references in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," 26 July 2019 In recent weeks, Bond 25 has attracted scrutiny after reports that British actor Lashana Lynch will take over the alias of 007 from Daniel Craig, who has said that this film will be his last playing the role of the elusive spy. — Suyin Haynes, Time, "A Guide to the Many Setbacks That Have Plagued the Bond 25 Production," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alias.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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