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to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authoring
Before the Harlem Renaissance had a name, Jessie Redmon Fauset was already drafting its blueprint—curating its voices, refining its vision, and authoring novels that quietly destabilized the racial and gendered hierarchies of American letters.
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Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
And now the Mets are this close to authoring a bigger collapse than anything the 2007 or 2008 team ever could have imagined.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And now Johnson is co-authoring a book with Bilton on the subject.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
However, every comeback story starts somewhere, and if Jarry is authoring one, his performances since retaking the crease for the Penguins last Sunday will become a big part of it.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Bhattacharya is a Stanford health economist best known for his contrarian views on COVID-19, including co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration that pushed back on many pandemic mitigation measures.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
According to the firm, this demand for adaptability led to a complete overhaul of its behavior-authoring system, allowing both humans and AI to create and refine complex manipulation behaviors.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
While authoring his story, the main emphasis for Davis has been to not take anything for granted.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, other religious practices keep dying people occupied, authoring for them what to utter, chant, or pray.
—Michael Erard, Big Think, 14 Feb. 2025
Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
And now the Mets are this close to authoring a bigger collapse than anything the 2007 or 2008 team ever could have imagined.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And now Johnson is co-authoring a book with Bilton on the subject.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
However, every comeback story starts somewhere, and if Jarry is authoring one, his performances since retaking the crease for the Penguins last Sunday will become a big part of it.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Bhattacharya is a Stanford health economist best known for his contrarian views on COVID-19, including co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration that pushed back on many pandemic mitigation measures.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
According to the firm, this demand for adaptability led to a complete overhaul of its behavior-authoring system, allowing both humans and AI to create and refine complex manipulation behaviors.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
While authoring his story, the main emphasis for Davis has been to not take anything for granted.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, other religious practices keep dying people occupied, authoring for them what to utter, chant, or pray.
—Michael Erard, Big Think, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authoring
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But there were also unexpected bonuses to writing between takes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Solomon, whose career has included penning big franchises (Bill & Ted, Men in Black), saw The Christophers as part of a larger turn back to first principles.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Authoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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