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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Maribel – who joined the lawsuit under a pseudonym along with four other women – has lived in the United States for more than half her life after emigrating from El Salvador and Guatemala. —

Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025 He’s been known to log on under a pseudonym and play speed chess while drunk. —

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 See all Example Sentences for under a pseudonym

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