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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The Chinese Laboratory Accountability and Watchful Spending Act, otherwise known as the CLAWS Act, would require the Office of Management and Budget to submit annual reports on biomedical research funded by the United States and performed in China.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Sep. 2024
The regulation of network infrastructure security has always been hyper-focused on protecting north-south traffic, otherwise known as traffic that flows in and out of an organization.
—Shane Buckley, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The researcher applied an emollient (otherwise known as a moisturizer) to the skin of some anoles, which prevents air bubbles from sticking to them.
—New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2024
The official first day of fall, otherwise known as the autumnal equinox, is this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Sep. 2024
The regulation of network infrastructure security has always been hyper-focused on protecting north-south traffic, otherwise known as traffic that flows in and out of an organization.
—Shane Buckley, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The researcher applied an emollient (otherwise known as a moisturizer) to the skin of some anoles, which prevents air bubbles from sticking to them.
—New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2024
The official first day of fall, otherwise known as the autumnal equinox, is this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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