authored

past tense of author

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of authored The United States co-authored and voted in favor of the universal declaration in 1948. Stephen Bagwell, Fortune, 13 July 2026 So ‘yes’ is a version of the truth, but it’s not authored by a performance. Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 July 2026 Kavanaugh also authored major decisions, most notably the court’s ruling that states are free to ban transgender girls from competing on female teams. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Households in the top 20% — those with incomes of about $200,000 or more — account for nearly 60% of personal outlays, up from about half in the early 1990s, according to a Moody's analysis published in June and authored by Zandi. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Morrison also successfully authored three additional laws awaiting Pritzker’s signature, including two helping people get better insurance coverage. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Peppler—who runs the food and travel newsletter Shortlisted, and has also authored three cookbooks, Apéritif, À Table and Le Sud—is no stranger to the art of French hosting. Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 July 2026 During her long tenure with the VES, Zwerman has co-authored five books on visual effects and virtual production including most recently The VES Handbook of Visual Effects, Fourth Edition. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 July 2026 In a brief authored by Downton as well as Salvador Hernandez (Riley & Jacobson) and Christopher Wilson (Baker Botts), the three players demand their own injunction. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
Verb
  • Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood), who co-wrote the legislation that expanded the film and television tax credit, says that the cap appears to have been an oversight, and that members believed the film program was exempt.
    Gio Insignares, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Kolmogorov wrote the formal proof himself and submitted it for publication with Karatsuba listed as the lead author.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Jagger penned new lyrics, recorded new vocals, and presto — the band made its last classic.
    Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Stepping back from these intimate, personal breakthroughs, the series’ broader conflict over land ownership comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which was penned by Cherokee writer Tom Hanada and helmed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.
    Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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