authoring

present participle of author

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of authoring Business logic should belong to the company, not the vendor, so a future platform change never requires re-authoring rules from scratch. — Sanchet Pachpute, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Leder is a prominent voice in American Jewish affairs, authoring books and regularly appearing as a guest on national news programs. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 In one instance, Anthropic said its systems blocked a request for Claude’s assistance in authoring a grant application for scientific funding. — Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 Cal had just made the game interesting, with Sagapolutele authoring a brilliant five-play, 87-yard touchdown drive to pull the home team to within four with 13 seconds to play. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 His legislative record includes co-authoring a statewide rent stabilization law, the strongest renter protection bill in decades. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 In an interview Saturday, Allen pointed to his experience authoring Proposition 4, a $10 billion bond aimed at helping the state prepare for wildfire, floods and other climate emergencies. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026 But the Astros also have Yordan Alvarez, a slugger authoring a season unlike any in their 65-year existence. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Snoop Dogg is a skilled cook, co-hosting with Martha Stewart and authoring a bestselling cookbook. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authoring
Verb
  • Earlier this year, César Alvarez spent far too much of their play The Potluck having their onstage avatar wiggle around on the hook of writing The Potluck.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • GPTZero’s authenticity suite, including AI and hallucination detection, plagiarism checking, and writing replay, has been added to Superhuman’s platform.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Trachtenberg and Rayna McClendon came up with the new story, with Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf penning the script.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Matt Aldrich is penning the script, with DC Studios’ James Gunn and Peter Safran producing with The Batman director Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Authoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoring. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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