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verb

past tense of publish

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Recent Examples of published
Adjective
Listing agent Robert Sullivan declined to comment on the property beyond what is in published listing remarks. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 Napolitano, who was also a published author, said his mother sold out of watermelons two days in a row, and the rest was history. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Then, in a 2010 study published in PLOS One, researchers uncovered the real neural bases of the phenomenon. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 The study is published in the journal Device. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for published
Recent Examples of Synonyms for published
Verb
  • The plaintiff, Brian Keim, alleged that Trader Joe's made some customers susceptible to identity theft because some stores printed transaction receipts that included the first six and last four digits of customers' credit or debit card numbers, according to filings.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • Disneyland guide maps printed by Advantage ColorGraphics over the past three decades often show up on eBay for hundreds of dollars — depending on the rarity of the Disneyana collectibles.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The Bills-Lions game was just one of the matchups announced Monday ahead of the NFL’s full schedule release on Thursday.
    Amos Morale III, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Only two other finalists had been announced as of Monday, one from Nassau County and the other from Walton County.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 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
  • This division lies between traditional bearer-instrument stablecoins and tokenized deposits issued by banks.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • But the charges are so rare that the state has no log of when they have been issued.
    Jeff A. Chamer May 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The pilot had declared an emergency before communication with the aircraft was lost, the Bahamas Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority told CBS News.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • By competition, Tolbert is referring to all the on-field, and off-field drills the Dolphins have been doing this offseason, which get so competitive players routinely request to see the film because a daily winner is declared, and the leader is tracked.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The ruling, upheld by the state Supreme Court, prompted the mayor, who proclaimed at the time that failure was not an option, to pursue other options to make the project’s tall buildings possible.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • In his first Inaugural Address, on March 4, 1861, with seven states having already seceded from the Union, Lincoln proclaimed the essence of secession to be anarchy.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 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
  • His $5,000 bail had been posted.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • On Monday, May 11, the content creator posted a YouTube video about her latest career move two weeks after Hulu confirmed the West Coast spinoff and its cast list.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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“Published.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/published. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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