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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MrBeast, otherwise known as Jimmy Donaldson, gave away $25 million in prize money on his Prime Video competition series Beast Games, including a $10M prize to the winner Jeffrey Randall Allen.
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Peter White, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping depicts the second quarter quell, otherwise known as the games that the beloved franchise character, Haymitch Abernathy, won.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Taking Blood Thinners Leafy greens are high in vitamin K, which can interfere with the way the medication coumadin, otherwise known as warfarin, thins the blood, says Dr. Shah.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In 2014, millions of people online were dumping buckets of ice water on their heads and pulling out their wallets to raise funds and awareness for ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping depicts the second quarter quell, otherwise known as the games that the beloved franchise character, Haymitch Abernathy, won.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Taking Blood Thinners Leafy greens are high in vitamin K, which can interfere with the way the medication coumadin, otherwise known as warfarin, thins the blood, says Dr. Shah.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In 2014, millions of people online were dumping buckets of ice water on their heads and pulling out their wallets to raise funds and awareness for ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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