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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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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But in the four months since its launch, Mediaite’s newsletter has grown increasingly error-prone, and has included a number of fake quotes and information attributed to different outlets and authors.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Klass co-authored a new essay with Dave Owen of UC Law San Francisco in the Michigan Law Review Online that examines the history and current use of presidential emergency powers on energy.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Jenny Xie is the author of Holding Pattern, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and named a best book of the year by The New York Times, Time, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, and Electric Literature.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But in the four months since its launch, Mediaite’s newsletter has grown increasingly error-prone, and has included a number of fake quotes and information attributed to different outlets and authors.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Oakland City Council did not author the actual language of the parcel tax initiative, which will appear as Measure E on the June ballot and is expected to generate $34 million annually.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Klass co-authored a new essay with Dave Owen of UC Law San Francisco in the Michigan Law Review Online that examines the history and current use of presidential emergency powers on energy.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for author
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Associated Press writer Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lewinsky survived a White House scandal to become an activist, writer, producer, public speaker, contributing editor to Vanity Fair and now podcaster.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Zhang Bo, co-founder of Didi and head of its autonomous driving business, disclosed the plans at a UAE-China business cooperation forum in Beijing earlier this week, according to the statement.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wildtype co-founders Justin Kolbeck and Aryé Elfenbein invited chefs to their headquarters in San Francisco and then went to the restaurants during early days of service, providing FAQ sheets that informed how chefs label the product on menus.—
Jaia Clingham-David,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe today Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore, while Leonie is away preparing for CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event, featuring names like former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Venezuelan government has encouraged citizens to write him letters.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Beef Season 2 tackles everything from healthcare inequity to class dynamics and diaspora identity, and a majority of it was inspired by real-life events, creator Lee Sung Jin said.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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More recently, Higher Ground has been setting up projects outside of Netflix, including the HBO sketch comedy series Life Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, from creator Larry David and Jeff Schaffer, which premieres in June.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kavanaugh penned a concurrence that questioned the lower court ruling, writing that ethnicity cannot be the sole reason why somebody is stopped but could be a relevant factor.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Neither could Kendall, who had spent happy teenage years there with his father, stepmother, and brothers—and was still launching his boat from a dock on the property to work his oyster beds.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Augustine, a bishop in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, is the spiritual father of the Augustinian order of which the pontiff is a member and former leader.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Author.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/author. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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