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as in writers
a person who creates a written work
a brilliant novel by a first-time author
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as in creators
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the author of modern genetics
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as in writes
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authors
Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Here is some sage advice for writers from Atlanta authors who have new books out this year.
—Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
What makes the research even more interesting is that the study authors didn’t originally set out to chase ⁴²Ar.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
When Doggart-Bernal’s son required surgery for a brain tumor, writer Brian Lies rallied the community of children’s authors and illustrators to mail him letters and packages.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Those are real-life examples of recent scams plaguing the publishing industry that target authors’ wallets and original works.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Some may even be in the public domain and therefore available from multiple companies to package creatively, although publishers, along with authors and their estates, support long terms of copyright, and further extensions thereof, because this protects the value of the backlist.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
As the authors noted in their paper, over 1,5 million Centris caesalpiniae bees were estimated to have emerged from a 1,290-square-meter site in a study over 30 years ago.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
This essay is part of a series developed in collaboration with World Business Chicago wherein accomplished authors envision what Chicago could and should look like in 2050.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Here is some sage advice for writers from Atlanta authors who have new books out this year.
—Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
What makes the research even more interesting is that the study authors didn’t originally set out to chase ⁴²Ar.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
When Doggart-Bernal’s son required surgery for a brain tumor, writer Brian Lies rallied the community of children’s authors and illustrators to mail him letters and packages.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Those are real-life examples of recent scams plaguing the publishing industry that target authors’ wallets and original works.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Some may even be in the public domain and therefore available from multiple companies to package creatively, although publishers, along with authors and their estates, support long terms of copyright, and further extensions thereof, because this protects the value of the backlist.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
As the authors noted in their paper, over 1,5 million Centris caesalpiniae bees were estimated to have emerged from a 1,290-square-meter site in a study over 30 years ago.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
While not all of the slowdown in box production can be attributable to falling demand for goods, the slump is present in other areas of the freight economy, said Adam Josephson, a longtime paper and packaging sell-side analyst who now authors an economics newsletter.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authors
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How did you and your writers’ room think about maintaining that tight-rope act with Howard?—
Max Gao,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the actors are also writers.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Roman Wasenmüller, Spotify’s vp, global head of podcasts, told The Hollywood Reporter that the existing health and wellness content on the app, populated by video and audio of mediation, yoga and strength workouts made by outside creators, has been seeing 30 percent growth year over year.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Deadline on Monday launched the stand-alone streaming site for Contenders Television, its showcase of the series, stars and creators making waves this awards season.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Not every young author who writes about disaffected young protagonists is the new Sally Rooney.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Durbin writes for the Associated Press.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other Apollo co-founders include owners of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks, and Adam Silver’s college roommate is currently Apollo’s president.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jonah Liss and Blake Mischley, the founders of MeetYourClass, graduated from the University of Michigan in 2025 after meeting on an incoming class Instagram page.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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While there are plenty of fathers who do this job in the modern age, the load-bearing parent is still the mother of the family much more often than not.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Absent parents, especially fathers, represent a significant cause of estrangement; mental illness is often a factor too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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