as in wrote
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authored
Casa Magoni was founded by Italian émigré Camillo Magoni, who has also authored a book on the history of Baja California wine.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Colorado Avalanche authored a comprehensive performance three days ago in Toronto, but that version of the league-leading club did not travel to the other side of Ontario.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Wicks authored the bipartisan California Journalism Preservation Act, Assembly Bill 866, which passed the Assembly but stalled in the state Senate under heavy lobbying from big tech companies.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The study was co-authored by doctoral student Hassna Bantan and Professor Yasuda.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
The flight to gold in moments of market turbulence draws on decades of evidence, according to an analysis co-authored in 2025 by Campbell Harvey, a professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business who studies commodity prices.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
Now in its 40th year, the foundation was established in honor of the eponymous chef who began his own culinary school, authored numerous cookbooks and proselytized cooking with whole foods.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In further support of his petition, Joiner submitted a 2024 paper co-authored by Tobin examining trace-level methamphetamine detections in racehorses.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The bill exempts a good or service that is subject to a reporting requirement or otherwise authored by an applicable rule or code of ethics.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Colorado Avalanche authored a comprehensive performance three days ago in Toronto, but that version of the league-leading club did not travel to the other side of Ontario.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Wicks authored the bipartisan California Journalism Preservation Act, Assembly Bill 866, which passed the Assembly but stalled in the state Senate under heavy lobbying from big tech companies.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The study was co-authored by doctoral student Hassna Bantan and Professor Yasuda.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
The flight to gold in moments of market turbulence draws on decades of evidence, according to an analysis co-authored in 2025 by Campbell Harvey, a professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business who studies commodity prices.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
Now in its 40th year, the foundation was established in honor of the eponymous chef who began his own culinary school, authored numerous cookbooks and proselytized cooking with whole foods.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In further support of his petition, Joiner submitted a 2024 paper co-authored by Tobin examining trace-level methamphetamine detections in racehorses.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The bill exempts a good or service that is subject to a reporting requirement or otherwise authored by an applicable rule or code of ethics.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
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Its recent underperformance has opened up an attractive entry point, wrote JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cost Cuts That Backfired What’s more, in the last year Tan led a cost-cutting effort that included retiring expensive tools used to make older data center CPUs, including the Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids models, wrote the Journal.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago native penned the 2007 advice book, Get Yours!—
Essence,
Essence,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her co-stars on The Studio penned loving tributes to the veteran actor.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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