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Recent Examples of ghostwriter
And yet, in the last chapter of her ghostwritten book, Whoopi Goldberg acknowledges some misgivings about using a ghostwriter.
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Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The author is a ghostwriter, writing coach and former Times contributor.
—Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But today, language generators can churn out language for appropriation, more cheaply and quickly than a human ghostwriter could.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
It was written alongside ghostwriter Judith Perrignon, translated into English by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver, and published by Penguin Press.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Whether the ghostwriter is human or an artificial intelligence tool doesn’t matter.
—Julian Givi, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The second of Hoover’s books coming to the screen this year follows Lowen, a ghostwriter who takes a job to finish the book series of famed author Verity Crawford.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
This adaptation of her psychological thriller stars Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter, Anne Hathaway as the best-selling author she’s hired to help, and Josh Hartnett as Hathaway’s hunky husband, who might just be hiding something.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The author is a ghostwriter, writing coach and former Times contributor.
—Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But today, language generators can churn out language for appropriation, more cheaply and quickly than a human ghostwriter could.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
It was written alongside ghostwriter Judith Perrignon, translated into English by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver, and published by Penguin Press.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Whether the ghostwriter is human or an artificial intelligence tool doesn’t matter.
—Julian Givi, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The second of Hoover’s books coming to the screen this year follows Lowen, a ghostwriter who takes a job to finish the book series of famed author Verity Crawford.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
This adaptation of her psychological thriller stars Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter, Anne Hathaway as the best-selling author she’s hired to help, and Josh Hartnett as Hathaway’s hunky husband, who might just be hiding something.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostwriter
Noun
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Powering the portable scribbler is 1.7-GHz dual-core processing supported by 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
Noun
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At least one of his cowriter nominees, Mehdi Mahmoudian, was unable to leave Iran to attend Sunday’s awards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Zamiri and Aitchison worked closely with cowriter Bertie Brandes to crack the movie, which chronicles a dramatic shift for Charli as an artist, as people start to see her in a different light.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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As Truell takes a Zoom call, the image of Caro—legendary biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses, known for his exhaustive, decades-long research—looms over his shoulder, sweatered, bespectacled, writing intently.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every tax software review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of tax software products.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nicholas Gallagher — a relatively recent New York University law school graduate and conservative writer whom ProPublica previously identified as a DOGE operative at the General Services Administration — has been involved in conversations about overhauling environmental rules.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to Vlad Golyk, coauthor of a recent McKinsey report on AI and wealth management, more than a third of consumers across all age groups are turning to tools like Claude and ChatGPT for guidance on their investments.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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There is a process for requesting to have your DNA expunged from CODIS, according to the FBI, but Glaberson, coauthor of the report, said very few people appear to have successfully done so, meaning their DNA will likely remain there in perpetuity.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2024
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William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2020
Noun
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But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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An outstanding producer and a clever wordsmith.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With that hack, job candidates began submitting résumés regardless of whether a job opening asked for one.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Some of the crypto wallets used in these hacks were also linked to the North Korean state actors known for their involvement in WannaCry and the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures by Lazarus Group.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Ghostwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostwriter. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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