otherwise known as

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—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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People walk by One World Trade, otherwise known as the Freedon Tower, which is located on the land where the Twin Towers once stood before they were destroyed in the attacks on September 11, 2001 on September 09, 2024 in New York City. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The Stetson Hatters — otherwise known as, quite possibly, the worst team in all of college football. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026 The second biggest increase in credit scores over that timeframe was for the 30-to-44 cohort, otherwise known as Millennials. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Smith is one who was around in the dark ages, otherwise known as 2023 when IU needed a trick play in the fourth overtime to defeat Akron. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for otherwise known as

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