authored

past tense of author

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of authored Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, authored a 2022 bill that put the initial safeguards in place and continued the moratorium until the state adopted new regulations. Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 Your work has long reclaimed the female body from the conventions of the male gaze, presenting sensuality as something self-authored rather than performed for an external viewer. Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026 The Runaway Species, co-authored with music composer Anthony Brandt, explores the neuroscience and behavior behind human creativity. Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026 Only two banks responded to the city’s request for proposals on selling the debt by a May deadline, according to the memo required by a City Council ordinance and authored by Comptroller Michael Belsky. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Shantel Meek, who heads the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University, co-authored an analysis that compared state licensing requirements with Head Start standards and found massive gaps. ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Cervantes also authored Senate Bill 1360, which would require counties to provide election material in languages where there are at least 5,000 voting age citizens within its borders. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 LaBelle has had countless, timeless chart-toppers, has appeared in film and television and has even authored New York Times bestselling books and built a successful food and lifestyle brand, Patti’s Good Life. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 The bill, authored by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, has passed the Assembly and is under review in the Senate. Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
Verb
  • Theo wrote the first version of this list Friday before the Spirit played the Courage and North Carolina’s Ijeh pulled herself level on goals with Rodman, Wilson and Chawinga.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass penned a letter to company shareholders hoping to highlight the negative impacts that residents have had to deal with in the wake of the fire.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Two Democratic lawmakers separately penned a letter opposing the waiver and calling for greater scrutiny of its use.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster