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also known as

ADVERB
as known or named at another time or place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
AKA also called
STRONG
alias otherwise

Example Sentences

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After scrolling through sleep advice on Instagram, one name appeared repeatedly - Alison Scott-Wright, also known as the "Magic Sleep Fairy".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

In April 2024, slurry from its lagoon entered the Leigh Tributary of the Beer Hackett Stream, also known as the River Wriggle.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The discovery, reported this week in the journal Ecology, centers on arota festae, a leaf-mimicking katydid also known as a "bush cricket."

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

High-yield debt, also known as junk debt or non-investment-grade debt, is defined as debt that has significant credit risk or default risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Witness Simon who is called Peter, Matthew also known as Levi, Nathaniel who is also Bartholomew, Judas, not Iscariot, who took the name Thaddeus, Simeon who went by Niger, Saul who became Paul.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel