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as in writers
a person who creates a written work
a brilliant novel by a first-time author
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as in creators
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the author of modern genetics
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as in writes
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authors
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Why royalties don't always add up In theory, authors earn additional money through royalties once book sales exceed the advance.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
This essay is part of a series developed in collaboration with World Business Chicago wherein accomplished authors envision what Chicago could and should look like in 2050.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Upon that information coming to light, some authors who had already signed up to participate decided to pull out of participation.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of authors are expected to attend the event, hosting panels and signings.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
One group that was especially vocal in their opposition to AI was the literary community, and writers and authors across the country didn’t hold back when sharing their two cents.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As the authors noted in their paper, over 1,5 million Centris caesalpiniae bees were estimated to have emerged from a 1,290-square-meter site in a study over 30 years ago.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
As the study authors stated, the historical sources on the Roman Empire typically don’t include information about the provinces far from the capital.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Why royalties don't always add up In theory, authors earn additional money through royalties once book sales exceed the advance.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
This essay is part of a series developed in collaboration with World Business Chicago wherein accomplished authors envision what Chicago could and should look like in 2050.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Upon that information coming to light, some authors who had already signed up to participate decided to pull out of participation.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of authors are expected to attend the event, hosting panels and signings.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
One group that was especially vocal in their opposition to AI was the literary community, and writers and authors across the country didn’t hold back when sharing their two cents.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As the authors noted in their paper, over 1,5 million Centris caesalpiniae bees were estimated to have emerged from a 1,290-square-meter site in a study over 30 years ago.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
While not all of the slowdown in box production can be attributable to falling demand for goods, the slump is present in other areas of the freight economy, said Adam Josephson, a longtime paper and packaging sell-side analyst who now authors an economics newsletter.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authors
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Lots of writers are funny, but no one ever said Toni Morrison bombed last night.—
Chris Rock,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to the guild, in a typical year about 400 writers would use their points to get health care.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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All that credit goes to the co-creators Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and director Tye Blue, who have crafted one of the sharpest books Broadway has seen in years.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the late nineties and early two-thousands, Romania became a destination for international TV and film projects whose creators wanted to hire crews who were cheap and willing to endure unlimited hours.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The train was called the Lady Bird Special, and Johnson’s positive messages about the nation’s accomplishments and future left crowds cheering, Schmidt writes.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ken writes like a poet, gushing about his love for dinosaurs and making a stirring argument for why studying dinosaurs means something.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jolene co-founders Anthony Kiedis and Shane Powers pose with Meadow Lane founder, Sammy Nussdorf, at the gourmet grocer's Tribeca location in New York.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Marisha Brown-Smith, the granddaughter of founders Anthony and Alda Rieke, said the family recipe has stayed the same for nine decades.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Harry closed his Movember appearance with a message to fathers about mental health and the realities of parenthood.—
Megan Hustwaite,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Five fathers, including Mendez’s father, Gonzalo, who led the effort, filed the lawsuit in 1945 against school districts in Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and El Modena, which today falls under the Orange Unified School District.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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