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
Wynaendts gave Europe a grade of one on a scale of one-to-ten on fulfilling the recommendations in the Draghi EU Competitiveness Report authored by Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank president.
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Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The bill was authored by Assemblymembers Josh Hoover, a Republican representing Folsom; Al Muratsuchi, a Democrat representing Torrance; Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat representing Long Beach; and Buffy Wicks, a Democrat representing Oakland.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
In 1931, a junior advertising executive at P&G, Neil McElroy, authored an influential internal memo urging the company to reshuffle its management to include teams dedicated to managing specific brands.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Much of what’s included in the agenda packets, however, are things like contracts and scans of documents not initially authored by the county, meaning the county can’t create them to be ADA-compliant from the start.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
When examining imports of fresh produce from foreign countries, tomatoes often rank first or second, behind avocados, according to a 2025 article authored by Muhammad and Luis Ribera, an agricultural economist at Texas A&M University.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
He was best known for passing bills to crack down on school vaccine requirements, but also authored legislation to ban smoking at youth sports and control the prescription drug market.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Evidence released in the report shows that Butler, as well as other witnesses interviewed in the investigation, believed that the letters were authored by Attorney Tara George over Butler having previously dated one of George’s boyfriends and current fiance.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Notably, people will likely need boosters before each tick season, says Ondrej Hajdusek, a parasite biologist at the Czech Academy of Sciences, who co-authored a Comment piece about the phase 1 trial of the new vaccine in the Lancet.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The bill was authored by Assemblymembers Josh Hoover, a Republican representing Folsom; Al Muratsuchi, a Democrat representing Torrance; Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat representing Long Beach; and Buffy Wicks, a Democrat representing Oakland.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
In 1931, a junior advertising executive at P&G, Neil McElroy, authored an influential internal memo urging the company to reshuffle its management to include teams dedicated to managing specific brands.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Much of what’s included in the agenda packets, however, are things like contracts and scans of documents not initially authored by the county, meaning the county can’t create them to be ADA-compliant from the start.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
When examining imports of fresh produce from foreign countries, tomatoes often rank first or second, behind avocados, according to a 2025 article authored by Muhammad and Luis Ribera, an agricultural economist at Texas A&M University.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
He was best known for passing bills to crack down on school vaccine requirements, but also authored legislation to ban smoking at youth sports and control the prescription drug market.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Evidence released in the report shows that Butler, as well as other witnesses interviewed in the investigation, believed that the letters were authored by Attorney Tara George over Butler having previously dated one of George’s boyfriends and current fiance.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Notably, people will likely need boosters before each tick season, says Ondrej Hajdusek, a parasite biologist at the Czech Academy of Sciences, who co-authored a Comment piece about the phase 1 trial of the new vaccine in the Lancet.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
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In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Trump wrote on his social media platform on Friday.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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While the prospect of a Democrat lockout was always relatively low, California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks penned an open letter on March 3, asking his party's candidates who lack a viable path to victory to drop out before the filing deadline.—
Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lanterns — penned by Lindelof, Chris Mundy and Tom King and starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald and Nathan Fillion — premieres in August.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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