published

adjective

pub·​lished ˈpə-blisht 

1

: produced or released for distribution in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.

citing a variety of published sources

The ghostwriter will write the article … and send it along to the physician, who may make some changes or simply sign it as written and submit it to a journal, usually scrubbed of any mention of the ghostwriter. … David says he rarely even sees the published articles he writes.

—Carl Elliott

2

: having one's work published

a published poet/novelist

… a couple of published authors promised to introduce her to their agents.

—Hal Lancaster

In his three decades as a published writer, Andre Dubus produced a baker's dozen of books, mainly collections of short stories.

—John B. Breslin

Examples of published in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was learned that Edwards stepped down from P.E. Nation a little under three weeks ago, according to published reports. —Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024

There were so many participants that the platform crashed several times, according to published reports. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024

The new owners planned to convert the ferry into an entertainment venue with a budget of $34 million, according to published reports. —Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Aug. 2024

According to published reports, Landon’s commanding officer persuaded Taimur to allow Landon, Qaboos’s old acquaintance from Sandhurst, to pay visits to the prince that would brighten his dreary imprisonment. data-srcyload Landon, then 27, reportedly helped persuade Qaboos to overthrow his father. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1