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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The rise of Orville Peck has come alongside this cultural shift, and the 36-year-old singer-songwriter — who performs under a pseudonym and wears a mask — is making country music that recalls outlaw traditions and has found fans in collaborators Willie Nelson, Elton John and Kylie Minogue.
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Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
While attending Texas Lutheran University in the late ’80s, Nelson wrote a column in the student paper under a pseudonym.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Sokola had originally sued Weinstein under a pseudonym but withdrew from the global settlement and filed the lawsuit independently.
—Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Bremerton detectives are still hoping to piece together how Basham came to be living in Los Angeles under a pseudonym, Elton said.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
On a separate note, Rufus Griswold was Poe's nemesis who wrote a scathing eulogy for the poet under a pseudonym.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2023
This isn’t the first time that scholars have found stories written by Ms. Alcott under a pseudonym.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
Unbeknownst to his new girlfriend, Ellison, under a pseudonym, has written a novel that becomes a smash success.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
Rufus Griswold was Poe’s nemesis and wrote a scathing eulogy for him under a pseudonym.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
While attending Texas Lutheran University in the late ’80s, Nelson wrote a column in the student paper under a pseudonym.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Sokola had originally sued Weinstein under a pseudonym but withdrew from the global settlement and filed the lawsuit independently.
—Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Bremerton detectives are still hoping to piece together how Basham came to be living in Los Angeles under a pseudonym, Elton said.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
On a separate note, Rufus Griswold was Poe's nemesis who wrote a scathing eulogy for the poet under a pseudonym.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2023
This isn’t the first time that scholars have found stories written by Ms. Alcott under a pseudonym.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
Unbeknownst to his new girlfriend, Ellison, under a pseudonym, has written a novel that becomes a smash success.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
Rufus Griswold was Poe’s nemesis and wrote a scathing eulogy for him under a pseudonym.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
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