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verb

past tense of publish

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Recent Examples of published
Adjective
That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Yesterday, OpenAI president Greg Brockman published an essay called The Defender’s Window, using the Hugging Face incident as his opening example. Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Right Now, published by Random House, and is a contributor to The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Saveur and Delish. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Map of the New Island of Utopia from a 1518 edition of Utopia by Thomas More, first published in 1516. Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026 But it wasn’t made public until last week, when South Korean channel and CNN affiliate JTBC obtained the report and published its damning details. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The notice said the solicitation for a no-bid contract could be published as early as Friday. CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 It's published by Sony, a company at the intersection of Western and Japanese philosophies. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 The treatments these clinics offer were developed from case studies published in the late 1990s and have recently been tested in larger trials. Dawn Fallik, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026 In footage from the press conference published by the Associated Press, Gallo boasted about hiring and firing both Kirsten Dunst and Winona Ryder from the film before production began. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for published
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An excellent choice for Adidas fans, this backpack has a bold text logo printed in a prominent position.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Now, police in Ecuador have found his likeness in an unexpected place – printed on green rectangular packages that made up a stunning cocaine shipment seized in a truck near the Colombian border.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation shortly after the airplane-swap incident.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Cuba’s government displayed on the broadcast nautical maps to show where the Pro-Line was spotted, its route through Cuban waters and the location where the shooting occurred.
    David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Residents fled in panic as tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Days after that decree was issued, a senior IRGC official – political deputy Brig.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Experts believe the virus was spreading in the mining town of Mongbwalu as early as February, months before authorities declared the outbreak on May 15.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The new totals come some three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
    Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Lawmakers had, in fact, already drafted and posted a version of the trailer bill that included those two provisions — hoping the administration would take it up.
    Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Sandy keeps Nathan posted with updates about how well Joe is doing.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

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