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verb

past tense of publish

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Recent Examples of published
Adjective
According to published accounts cited by The Times, Sentebale’s reserves dropped sharply in 2024, with just $278,000 in the bank by December after liabilities were taken into account — down from $2 million roughly 16 months earlier. Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026 With her newest published picture book, Carmel Valley author-illustrator Pam Fong pays tribute to one of her favorite places in Paris. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
Peter Phillips' 2008 wedding to Autumn Kelly caused some controversy with the royal family after candid photos from the event were published in Hello! Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026 This story was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press. Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for published
Recent Examples of Synonyms for published
Verb
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided a statement to 60 Minutes, printed here.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Shop deals on wear-anywhere staples, from loose pants and printed midi skirts to classic tees.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Wells Fargo is giving a total of $6 million to six nonprofits to bolster housing access, job training and small businesses in west Charlotte, the banking giant announced Tuesday morning.
    Chase Jordan April 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Another key starter has announced their plans to return to TCU men’s basketball next season.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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
  • Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Brussels issued only a perfunctory rebuke.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Board of Immigration Appeals issued the final order of removal on Thursday, according to Khalil’s lawyers.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In February, Panama’s government seized control of the Balboa and Cristobal ports after the country’s Supreme Court declared earlier that a concession allowing the Panama Ports Company to run the ports was unconstitutional.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The building was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1989.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As Orbán over the past decade took a forceful stance against migrants and refugees and proclaimed himself Europe's champion of illiberal Christian democracy, Budapest became a magnet for American conservatives.
    Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Improving Americans’ nutrition is a major pillar of Kennedy’s loudly proclaimed MAHA agenda.
    Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • The broadcast episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger debuts in syndication across the United States this weekend.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Tuesday night, Clay and Platte county election boards posted unofficial results from all races and issues across the Northland.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Panama’s Public Works Ministry posted a video on social media Tuesday showing engineers surveying the site for structural damage.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

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