authored

past tense of author

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Recent Examples of authored Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, authored the bill after reports that families had lost benefits under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program after a member of their household was deported. Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Assembly Bill 1405, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), creates a state registry for AI auditors and establishes standards for independence, transparency and integrity. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Kuo authored or coauthored several books including Computer Communication Networks. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 Any statement, internal or external, must be released and authored by a person. Kristi Piehl, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 In 2024, Knight co-authored a maternal mortality report that focused on those deaths and offered policy recommendations. Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026 The legislation was authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, a Democrat who represents Milpitas. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 Educational technology products built on generative AI often make unsupported claims of improving young students' learning and critical thinking skills, according to an APA report co-authored by Barnes that published on Thursday. Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 State Assembly Member John Harabedian, who represents Altadena, where the Eaton Fire killed 19 people and burned about 9,400 homes and structures, authored one of the bills passed this week. Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
Verb
  • But, as Zack Rosenblatt wrote this morning, Johnson, 79, is apparently making amends.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The California Post’s Ben Bolch, the former steward of this newsletter, reported Frenk wrote a letter transferring control over the use of UCLA’s logo from a student-run organization to the athletic department.
    Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Noah Jupe and Matthias Schweighöfer star in the flick penned by Natalie Conway and Peter Stanley-Ward.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If Disney writers had penned this tale, Kaepernick would have landed a contract, reclaimed a starting job and shined — cementing his legacy as an iconic NFL quarterback and activist.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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