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
Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the majority opinion for the court.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Last year, veteran left-hander and former Red Sox All-Star Drew Pomeranz authored one of baseball’s most unlikely comeback stories.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The book, co-authored by Darren Grubb and Johnny Russo, featured a foreword by Letterman.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
It is modeled after legislation authored by Cervantes in 2024 and 2025 to create similar protections for faculty in the California Community Colleges system.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
The report, authored by barrister Graham Smith and released through Rupert Lowe's independent grooming gangs inquiry, was funded through public donations.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Those studies focused on factors like IQ or mental health without accounting for socioeconomics, says Satterthwaite, who co-authored a perspective piece that accompanied the new study.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 11 June 2026
Stuart, the former West Virginia lawmaker who was confirmed in October 2025 as HHS general counsel, had previously co-authored a bill to outlaw methadone clinics in his state.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 10 June 2026
As of May 2026, the report said that more than 80% of code merged into Anthropic's codebase was authored by Claude, up from the low single digits before Claude Code launched in early 2025.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Last year, veteran left-hander and former Red Sox All-Star Drew Pomeranz authored one of baseball’s most unlikely comeback stories.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The book, co-authored by Darren Grubb and Johnny Russo, featured a foreword by Letterman.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
It is modeled after legislation authored by Cervantes in 2024 and 2025 to create similar protections for faculty in the California Community Colleges system.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
The report, authored by barrister Graham Smith and released through Rupert Lowe's independent grooming gangs inquiry, was funded through public donations.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Those studies focused on factors like IQ or mental health without accounting for socioeconomics, says Satterthwaite, who co-authored a perspective piece that accompanied the new study.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 11 June 2026
Stuart, the former West Virginia lawmaker who was confirmed in October 2025 as HHS general counsel, had previously co-authored a bill to outlaw methadone clinics in his state.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 10 June 2026
As of May 2026, the report said that more than 80% of code merged into Anthropic's codebase was authored by Claude, up from the low single digits before Claude Code launched in early 2025.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
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Waititi wrote the screenplay with Dahvi Waller, based on Ishiguro’s novel, which published in March 2021.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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Deborah Frances-White wrote the screenplay.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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David and Victoria Beckham penned Father's Day posts that doubled as an olive branch message to estranged son Brooklyn, who was included in the loving photographs despite the family rift.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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The supermodel penned a sweet tribute to the Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor while sharing a glimpse of their life together.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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