authored

past tense of author

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of authored More than 60% of China’s albumin market is supplied by foreign manufacturers and all of it is made from plasma collected in the US, according to a 2024 study co-authored by researchers from China’s national and Zhejiang drug inspection authorities. Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Rochman, the University of Toronto researcher, co-authored a petition urging rigorous scrutiny of microplastics by the International Joint Commission, a binational group that oversees the treaty. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 The pair co-authored their book ‘Money and Love’ in 2023, which is now required course reading at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 He’s authored over 100 books and articles advocating against the death penalty and has been present for more than a dozen executions. Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Assembly Bill 2624, authored by Mia Bonta, D-Alameda, would allow immigration service providers to protect themselves from harassment or violence by making their addresses confidential. Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Justice Richard Dietz, who authored the majority opinion, wrote that the court is not ruling on any of the political issues raised in the lawsuit. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 Trump senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro authored an op-ed in the New York Times speaking to the necessity of the report’s release and attempting to illustrate the scope of the problem. Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 However, GitHub has conducted an internal review and states that the contributions leading to the vulnerability were authored by a human, and were not reviewed by or contributed to by Copilot. Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
Verb
  • For nearly four decades, Jeanne Phillips wrote the column, which was founded in 1956 by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
    Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One of the jurors who sat through his trial, Mae Puckett, wrote a letter in 2011, urging Alabama to spare Myers’ life.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cofnas penned an exposé last month that documented widespread plagiarism and shoddy scholarship in Arday’s work, a black professor hired by Cambridge University with much fanfare in 2023 to conduct research on race and social injustice.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The letter was penned after the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan had reportedly joined both initiatives, a move which set off alarm bells in Washington.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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