as in writing
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authoring
The lack of a county- or city-wide vote now should not absolve them from authoring a more transparent, detailed and community-first project.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Since joining Carlyle three years ago from his previous job as president and co-chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, Schwartz has focused on authoring a strategic growth plan and overhauling the firm’s operating model and leadership structure.
—Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, has made headlines in the past few years for authoring bills that have cracked down on sweets with synthetic dyes like Skittles and instituted a timeline for getting healthier food in public schools.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
However, Diane Dimond, a seasoned investigative journalist who wrote numerous stories about the guardianship system nationwide before authoring a book on the subject, is highly qualified.
—Jc Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Mar. 2026
Co-authoring this piece with me is Chelsea Clinton, who, through the Clinton Foundation, has joined my efforts to stand up for girls and prevent the abuse of minors.
—Fraidy Reiss, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Kentucky, under coach John Calipari, spent the previous decade authoring a run of conference dominance that has, literally, only been matched one other time … by Kentucky.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The senators have become frequent partners on Capitol Hill in authoring legislation to regulate AI.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Even after authoring the team’s first 1,000-yard receiving season since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Diggs is simply not worth that type of hit on their books.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Since joining Carlyle three years ago from his previous job as president and co-chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, Schwartz has focused on authoring a strategic growth plan and overhauling the firm’s operating model and leadership structure.
—Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, has made headlines in the past few years for authoring bills that have cracked down on sweets with synthetic dyes like Skittles and instituted a timeline for getting healthier food in public schools.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
However, Diane Dimond, a seasoned investigative journalist who wrote numerous stories about the guardianship system nationwide before authoring a book on the subject, is highly qualified.
—Jc Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Mar. 2026
Co-authoring this piece with me is Chelsea Clinton, who, through the Clinton Foundation, has joined my efforts to stand up for girls and prevent the abuse of minors.
—Fraidy Reiss, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Kentucky, under coach John Calipari, spent the previous decade authoring a run of conference dominance that has, literally, only been matched one other time … by Kentucky.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The senators have become frequent partners on Capitol Hill in authoring legislation to regulate AI.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Even after authoring the team’s first 1,000-yard receiving season since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Diggs is simply not worth that type of hit on their books.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authoring
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The local representative of the national government, Eduardo Pacheco, escalated Casagrande’s request, writing to the Interior Ministry on May 19 to request an exception to carry out preventive burns, BioBíoChile reported.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Demonstrating skills For years, roboticists have been working on getting robots to learn from demonstration—teaching them new skills by showing them what to do, rather than writing lines of code.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
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Thomas, who was instrumental in having Conway start penning Amazing Spider-Man, was also Conway’s introduction to Hollywood.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership inspired Jagger and Richards to begin penning their own songs.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Authoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoring. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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