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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
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Working as a custodian in the Chicago Public School system, Alexander (Lois Arthur is her pseudonym in the book) was an ardent activist for civil rights.—
Robert M. Marovich,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Amir, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect his family, said caretakers told him the boy was often crying and wetting his pants.—
Teele Rebane,
CNN,
1 Feb. 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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Montgomery said Kinne went by several different aliases, some of which are still unknown by law enforcement.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh is holding the camera personally, although the cinematography is credited to his usual alias Peter Andrews, a Halloween mask over the director’s real identity.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The enduring legacy of racist, offensive terms in scientific nomenclature raises important questions about ethics in naming and the power of language in maintaining or dismantling colonial legacies.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Dec. 2024
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The attack likely starts with either a phishing email link or attachment, although the researchers were unable to obtain the original email the nomenclature used in the filenames suggested income tax deduction and rebates as the bait.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Charlie Peacock’s stage name sounds like it was designed to be the nom de plume for a pop superstar, not someone who would become more renowned for his behind-the-scenes work as a producer, songwriter and label owner.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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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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Long considered the pinnacle of Sangiovese, the appellation received DOC status in 1968 and became Italy’s first DOCG, the highest regional designation, in 1980.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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Although chalk is predominantly found in the Grande Champagne and Petit Champagne, outcroppings occur in all the appellations.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Federal law allows the Department of Homeland Security to issue TPS designations allowing eligible migrants from troubled countries to stay in the U.S., and the deportation shields expire in 18 months or less if not renewed or revoked.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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In late 2024, six Houston restaurants earned MICHELIN Stars, and another 17 spots received a Bib Gourmand designation for delivering high-quality fare for the price.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Cryptonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonym. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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