as in wrote
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authored
Glenn co-authored a large observational study on the effects of the portfolio diet, which published in 2023.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, authored the 2021 law to make California a vote-by-mail state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recently, Weng has co-authored two studies that help ensure smooth motion and self-balance in robots.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, an associate professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, recently co-authored a study of covid vaccination among nearly 1,500 African Americans living in south Georgia.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Notably, Gregory authored the accompanying catalogue published by Rizzoli, which is currently available for purchase.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
The children's book is co-authored by Thompson and Bryan Tucker, with illustrations by Tony Neal.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
He was relegated to spectator for almost the entire Blue Jays postseason push, as his teammates authored October moments.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
His arrest in September 2022 came after authorities authored more than 20 search warrants — often for cell phone information — and spent hundreds of hours sifting through forensic data.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, authored the 2021 law to make California a vote-by-mail state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recently, Weng has co-authored two studies that help ensure smooth motion and self-balance in robots.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, an associate professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, recently co-authored a study of covid vaccination among nearly 1,500 African Americans living in south Georgia.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Notably, Gregory authored the accompanying catalogue published by Rizzoli, which is currently available for purchase.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
The children's book is co-authored by Thompson and Bryan Tucker, with illustrations by Tony Neal.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
He was relegated to spectator for almost the entire Blue Jays postseason push, as his teammates authored October moments.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
His arrest in September 2022 came after authorities authored more than 20 search warrants — often for cell phone information — and spent hundreds of hours sifting through forensic data.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
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Showalter, the director of The Idea of You and The Big Sick, co-wrote the film with Chandler Baker.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The duo are known for their directing work, but the opportunity to work as writers on a movie series that was a childhood favorite to them both, and to work with Columbus, who also wrote 1980s classic The Goonies and directed Home Alone, was too good to pass up.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to the explanation on the museum’s website, the use of poppies has its origins in a poem that was penned by a Canadian physician who had served as a field surgeon in Belgium during the Great War.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Orton penned the script for the feature take and will executive produce the project.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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