authored

Definition of authorednext
past tense of author

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Recent Examples of authored Dugard was JSerra’s cross country head coach for several years and has co-authored many historical books with political commentator Bill O’Reilly. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 Mintzer co-authored the 2022 book Conversations with Dean Tavoularis. Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 The bill was authored by Assemblymember Tri Ta, R-Westminster, and co-authored by Assemblymember Laurie Davies, R-Laguna Niguel, vice chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee. Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Our reporting, analysis, and commentary are human-authored. ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026 The analysis of around 2,800 operational data centers was authored by Nicholas Muller, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 Farideh Sadeghin, who authored The Hot Dog Cookbook, advised shoppers to use meat as a flavor enhancer instead of the main ingredient. Hali Smith april 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026 Kennard has now authored several headlining performances in purple and gold. Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Wynaendts gave Europe a grade of one on a scale of one-to-ten on fulfilling the recommendations in the Draghi EU Competitiveness Report authored by Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank president. Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authored
Verb
  • Raphael’s father could manage people below him but also, as a courtier who wrote an entire epic about the life and exploits of Duke Federico, flatter the powerful above him.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Kate recently wrote to us with a great question.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Fans who watched the series will notice the musical follows the plot of season 1 fairly closely, with most of the book — penned by Cinco Paul, who co-created the series with Ken Daurio — lifted nearly verbatim from the six-episode series and condensed into a two-and-a-half-hour evening.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Based on the novel entitled The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman, Bier directed a script penned by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Authored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/authored. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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