publish
verb (used with object)
to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
published
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past participleof publish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof publish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
publishverb (used with object)to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
Example Sentences
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Under pressure from Commonwealth countries over Britain's pivotal part in transatlantic slavery, Burnham penned a newspaper op-ed published earlier Saturday that argued: "We need to face up to the past."
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
A version of this article was first published in May 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The findings, published in Molecular Cell, reveal how a group of bacterial defense systems called "type VI retrons" use an unexpectedly complex sequence of molecular events to fight infection.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The New York Times published a big piece.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
“She never got married and she mostly stayed inside her house all alone, right? And she wasn’t famous when she was alive. Her poems were only published after she died.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
