coauthor
noun
co·au·thor
(ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər 
variants
or
plural coauthors or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
coauthors of many books and plays
the coauthors of new legislation
coauthor
transitive verb
or
coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring
… he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"…
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Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky
a co-authored book
coauthorship
noun
or
… accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute.
—Mary Murray
Mary Murray
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Hair, skin, claws and entire stomach contents can survive eons under the right conditions, said study coauthor Dr. Nathan Wales, senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of York in England.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
One the 2024 preprint coauthors refuted the idea that their research found myocarditis and pericarditis were caused by the COVID shots, rather than COVID infection, noting that the study did not compare outcomes between people who were vaccinated and those infected with the COVID virus.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 13 June 2025
Ultimately, the scenic byway designation would cover a stretch from Miller to Michigan City, consultant and strategic plan coauthor Aaron Kowalsky said, but the initial stretch would be from Ind. 49 to Mount Baldy.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Professor Emeritus Kent Bradford is listed as a coauthor of a May 2025 study that has received attention among the scientific community.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
One the 2024 preprint coauthors refuted the idea that their research found myocarditis and pericarditis were caused by the COVID shots, rather than COVID infection, noting that the study did not compare outcomes between people who were vaccinated and those infected with the COVID virus.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 13 June 2025
Ultimately, the scenic byway designation would cover a stretch from Miller to Michigan City, consultant and strategic plan coauthor Aaron Kowalsky said, but the initial stretch would be from Ind. 49 to Mount Baldy.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Professor Emeritus Kent Bradford is listed as a coauthor of a May 2025 study that has received attention among the scientific community.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coauthor. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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