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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a brilliant novel by a first-time author
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the author of modern genetics
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as in Creator
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
let us thank the Author of our being for all the blessings He has bestowed
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as in to write
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of author
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
The results of one such trial, published in the European Journal of Pediatrics, were retracted in January after the authors identified several errors in their data.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The Education Committee, which authored the homeschooling bill, has capped testimony at 24 hours.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The book features the names of all the authors, numbering near 10,000, followed by a series of empty pages, which protest organizer Ed Newton-Rex told Deadline symbolizes the future for novel writing if large-language artificial intelligence models continue to scrape their work.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
The results of one such trial, published in the European Journal of Pediatrics, were retracted in January after the authors identified several errors in their data.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Zoologist Wasin Nawanetiwong and colleagues from Chulalongkorn University and partner institutions authored the study.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The Education Committee, which authored the homeschooling bill, has capped testimony at 24 hours.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for author
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Jim Davis, a Democrat, is a retired businessman and political writer from Rome and has worked on both Democratic and Republican political campaigns.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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Times staff writer Christie D’Zurilla contributed to this report.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kiani is the founder and executive chair of Willow Laboratories and the former chair and CEO of Masimo.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Once the deal closes, most Maplewood production will shift to Half Acre, according to Ari Megalis, head distiller and co-founder of Maplewood.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Binkley writes for the Associated Press.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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HostArmada is an excellent web host for individual creators and small businesses looking for competitive plans that won't break the bank.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Reem Raouda is a leading voice in conscious parenting and the creator of the BOUND and FOUNDATIONS journals, now offered together as her Emotional Safety Bundle.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yet, McDonald penned hundreds of others songs and released 30-plus albums during a recording career that spanned multiple decades.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an early passage of play when Mansfield seemed to pen Arsenal into a corner, Salmon drifted into a more central position to call for the ball.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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An Israeli intelligence assessment, meanwhile, found Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded at the start of the war -- on the day when his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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In Chicago, Martinez’s father picked up minimum-wage jobs.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Author.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/author. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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