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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Essential Clothes for the South's In-Between Season These items of clothing are otherwise known as the things that can save a Southerner who is concerned about dressing for day that ends up being warmer or cooler than anticipated.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Community-level protection—otherwise known as herd immunity—isn’t possible unless upwards of 90% of people are immunized.
—Alice Park, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The bright star Polaris, otherwise known as the North Star, shines at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025
Clinique’s catalog is stacked with icons, from the cleansing balm that melts a full face of makeup in just seconds to the pale yellow moisturizer in a rectangular bottle—otherwise known as the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion—that’s graced vanities for literal decades.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 26 Feb. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Community-level protection—otherwise known as herd immunity—isn’t possible unless upwards of 90% of people are immunized.
—Alice Park, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The bright star Polaris, otherwise known as the North Star, shines at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025
Clinique’s catalog is stacked with icons, from the cleansing balm that melts a full face of makeup in just seconds to the pale yellow moisturizer in a rectangular bottle—otherwise known as the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion—that’s graced vanities for literal decades.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Otherwise known as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise%20known%20as. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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