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Recent Examples of cryptonym
The Stellarwind cryptonym replaced it soon afterward.
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Barton Gellman, Wired, 24 May 2020
Barton Gellman, Wired, 24 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cryptonym
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Soderbergh—doing his own cinematography, as often, under the pseudonym Peter Andrews—crafts a clever style to develop the identification of the camera’s gaze with that of the haunting spirit.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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The last installment followed Joe — under the pseudonym Professor Jonathan Moore — in a new, academic career abroad.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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Sean Combs, long known by rap aliases like Diddy and Puffy, is facing an avalanche of lawsuits and legal trouble.—
William Earl,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Oh Il-nam at the end of Season 1—is In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), also known as The Front Man, decides to enter the games with a new alias name, Young-il, as Player 001, to prove to Gi-hun that humanity is built on greed and not sacrifice for the greater good.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Dec. 2024
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In 1967, only about 600 buyers checked the Z28 option box (there was no slash included in the Z28 nomenclature for the first year), but 1968 and 1969 saw about 7,200 and 20,300 Z/28s built, respectively.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps a little unfortunate given the recent bad publicity for a couple of different criminal networks using the same Matrix nomenclature.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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The premise was a fiction—the column wasn’t written by the editor but by the novelist Donald G. Mitchell, who wrote mostly under the nom de plume Ik Marvel.—
Christopher Carroll,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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In this sparkling novel, Cate Kay is just that: the nom de plume of a bestselling author who doesn't really exist, after a tragedy in her youth sent her on the run under a succession of different identities.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Van Herpen joins a small clutch of brands that stage only one couture show a year, which include Balenciaga, Thom Browne and Maison Margiela, though only the latter is allowed to use the haute couture appellation that’s governed by strict rules.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
15 Jan. 2025
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While sandy soils are predominant in the appellation, loam and clay soils are also present throughout the zone, while marine deposits also exist.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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While various tribes supported the use of the Antiquities Act in recent years, Burgum suggested monument designations have hurt tribes.—
Mary Steurer,
ProPublica,
24 Jan. 2025
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The designation of 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by the United Nations highlights the global focus on quantum advancements and the importance of PQC in securing future technologies.—
Skip Sanzeri,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Cryptonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonym. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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