authored

past tense of author

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Recent Examples of authored For your heart, there is no ministry worth wanting, which means the friction in your inner life has to be authored by you. Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The update, authored by 27 world-leading dementia experts, added two new risks to the previous 2020 list of 12 high LDL cholesterol and vision loss and issued a call for earlier, more aggressive prevention. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 This will be the tenth novel from Reid, who has authored The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, Carrie Soto is Back and more. Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Assembly Bill 1901, which Berman authored, would force diaper manufacturers to list their ingredients on a website and to display the link to that webpage by 2029 on their packaging for products sold in California. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 In 2015, two years before his incarceration, Schettino co-authored a book, Le Verità Sommerse (The Sunken Truths), with journalist Vittoriana Abbate. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
Verb
  • Keough, 70, is in her fifth week of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy, wrote 37-year-old daughter Kara Bosworth in an online funding appeal.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
  • That Beyoncé slot came off the back of a firm but passionate letter Nia wrote to protest the lack of a dance-music category at the UK’s MOBO awards.
    Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Original screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa penned the book for the stage adaptation, which features original songs by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • He was released in 2006 and then penned his memoir, which was adapted into the movie by director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Terence Winter.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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