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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
Joel B. Rudin,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
In the spring, when animals’ energy stores are low, navigating uncrossable fences can cause pregnant wildlife to miscarry and, over time, result in declining birthrates, the authors wrote.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
As the authors indicate, these opportunities are already being leveraged in some of the most critical specialities, including across psychiatry, cardiology, oncology, and infectious diseases.
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Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The authors dismiss the critique, common on the right, that academic departments employ too many liberals and not enough conservatives.
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Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
These authors use unpublished Geisel sketches for new picture books.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
After authors, both of whom hail from the country.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Forsythe, Neumann and Nelson would later be among the 19 co-authors of the 2008 paper.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Nine out of ten fathers interviewed felt that caring for children is a deep source of happiness, says Taveeshi Gupta, one of the report's lead authors this year.
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Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
21 June 2026
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026
Perhaps if the team authors a more precipitous decline and those gaps grow, there will be a more serious conversation about conducting a selloff.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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.
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Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
The authors of this piece — a former federal civil rights prosecutor and a private civil rights attorney — have used both causes of action to punish state officials who trample our rights.
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Joel B. Rudin,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
In the spring, when animals’ energy stores are low, navigating uncrossable fences can cause pregnant wildlife to miscarry and, over time, result in declining birthrates, the authors wrote.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
As the authors indicate, these opportunities are already being leveraged in some of the most critical specialities, including across psychiatry, cardiology, oncology, and infectious diseases.
—
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The authors dismiss the critique, common on the right, that academic departments employ too many liberals and not enough conservatives.
—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
These authors use unpublished Geisel sketches for new picture books.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
After authors, both of whom hail from the country.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Forsythe, Neumann and Nelson would later be among the 19 co-authors of the 2008 paper.
—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Nine out of ten fathers interviewed felt that caring for children is a deep source of happiness, says Taveeshi Gupta, one of the report's lead authors this year.
—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Verb
Clare McAndrew, who authors the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, told The Observer that demand for his paintings had surged more than 1,200 percent in the forty-eight hours following his passing.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026
Perhaps if the team authors a more precipitous decline and those gaps grow, there will be a more serious conversation about conducting a selloff.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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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Aging Bobby up to his early 20s and placing him in a culinary career as head chef at German Japanese fusion restaurant Robata Chane was one of the revival’s more satisfying updates, and Patterson says the writers were equally enthusiastic about the change.
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Every personal finance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.
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Much credit goes to creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, who somehow spun what could have been a one-note character into a scene-stealing fan favorite capable of carrying his own show.
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The new label will focus on service work to support clients and creators in bringing projects that target older audiences to fruition.
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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
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Nolan writes and directs, reuniting with some of his frequent below-the-line collaborators including cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema and composer Ludwig Göransson.
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Against the odds, our founders defeated a monarchy and created what would become the richest, freest, and most powerful country the world has ever seen.
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For the co-founders, integrating the technology into wearable jewelry is essential.
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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.
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.
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While some of the wives wouldn’t bother coming to games every Sunday, Michel said, many of the children saw the Feeney fathers as proper heroes.
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The play, which was a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, follows three adult children who meet to settle their fathers’ estate, and, in the process, discover secrets about their parents’ lives.
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