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published

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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That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.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
The findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics on September 8. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 The same poll found belief that data centers raise electricity bills jumped from 43% in January to nearly 60% by July—six months before Apollo or Morgan Stanley published a word of this research. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Prior to Ruffalo’s post, Ellison himself published a New York Times op-ed defending his merger plans. Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 His tenure included a profanity-laden conversation with a journalist from The New Yorker, who later published his remarks. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The third novel in the series, ‘Save Us’, published by LYX, serves as the basis for Season 3 of the German-language series. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Last year, the International Menopause Society published a white paper about how healthy lifestyle changes including improving slumber can do wonders for your perimenopause symptoms. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026 From The World’s Worst Mom, by Sona Movsesian, published by Plume, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 The first to be published was The Ink Truck, loosely based on a 1964 strike at the Times-Union, but with none of the topographical specificity that would come to characterize his mature work. Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 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
  • They’d be reminded of their screw-up every time Goldman Sachs printed a winner.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But the portal was still not active this week, and most election offices have already printed their envelopes and ballots.
    Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The new equipment was announced at an industry conference in Wuxi, China, on September 2 and covers several key stages of semiconductor production.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After starting, the student said, Carleen leaders announced the program would actually take nine months to complete.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Federal prohibition still locks plant-touching brands out of Meta, Google, most broadcast and print channels, and, sometimes, even basic financial plumbing.
    Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Bengals president Mike Brown issued a statement backing both Taylor and Tobin days after the season.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Supreme Court order was issued just in time for the start of a 60-day period before the election, in which broadcasters are required by US law to offer ad discounts to individual candidates.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At the time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver declared the change was intended to signal that the WNBA held equal stature with other major professional leagues.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Houthis also declared a blockade of Saudi shipping using the Red Sea – a vital outlet for the kingdom’s crude oil since Iran has sought to block the Strait of Hormuz.
    Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 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
  • Trump posted the image on his Truth Social platform without explanation.
    Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Two of those touchdowns came on 62-yard passing plays to Alexander, who posted 159 yards on just five catches.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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