under the name (of) (someone/something)
idiom
1
—used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person
The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.
2
—used to say that something has or uses the name of a specified person
We have dinner reservations under the name Jones.
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Phil Elverum returns to his Mount Eerie project for his first album under the name since 2019’s Lost Wisdom, Pt. 2.
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Eastwood directs with a confidence that the emotions of the piece — adapted from stories written by a boxing trainer who wrote under the name F.X. Toole — will be enough to compel viewers to stay with the film even as the possibility of a happy ending drifts out of view.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The Hurt Business gradually disbanded after Lashley and MVP departed in early 2022, but Alexander and Benjamin continued to compete as a tag team under the name for some time after that.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Listen on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Listen on Tidal
Listen on Amazon Music
Buy at Rough Trade
Mount Eerie: Night Palace [P.W. Elverum & Sun]
Phil Elverum returns to his Mount Eerie project for his first album under the name since 2019’s Lost Wisdom, Pt. 2.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Nov. 2024
Eastwood directs with a confidence that the emotions of the piece — adapted from stories written by a boxing trainer who wrote under the name F.X. Toole — will be enough to compel viewers to stay with the film even as the possibility of a happy ending drifts out of view.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The Hurt Business gradually disbanded after Lashley and MVP departed in early 2022, but Alexander and Benjamin continued to compete as a tag team under the name for some time after that.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Under the name (of) (someone/something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20name%20%28of%29%20%28someone%2Fsomething%29. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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