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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That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.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
  • All of these texts have been printed and laid-out in shots that showcase the variety of fonts and paper stocks used.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The House Administration Committee opened its investigation in 2023, focusing in part on ActBlue’s previous practice of not requiring donors to provide the security code, known as a CVV, printed on their credit cards.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Police have not announced any arrests as their investigation began late Sunday night.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • This follows previous scrapes of the dataset posted on Reddit (since taken down by the original poster) and the AI model clearinghouse Hugging Face.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In a video posted to Instagram last month, the woman documented the aftermath of a morning run through Venice with her boyfriend, who was not wearing a shirt.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Published.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/published. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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