published

adjective

pub·​lished ˈpə-blisht 

1

: produced or released for distribution in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.

citing a variety of published sources

The ghostwriter will write the article … and send it along to the physician, who may make some changes or simply sign it as written and submit it to a journal, usually scrubbed of any mention of the ghostwriter. … David says he rarely even sees the published articles he writes.

—Carl Elliott

2

: having one's work published

a published poet/novelist

… a couple of published authors promised to introduce her to their agents.

—Hal Lancaster

In his three decades as a published writer, Andre Dubus produced a baker's dozen of books, mainly collections of short stories.

—John B. Breslin

Examples of published in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These cuts already have resulted in the agency dropping audits of high-income households, partnerships, and corporations, according to published reports. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

While sitting in his office, Naman Bajaj stared at the precious data that led to the final installment of his trio of published papers, each of which incrementally answers a very loaded question: Why do some planet-forming disks creep onto their own stars? —Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025

According to published reports, the IRS already has fired about 7,000 employees, many others have resigned or retired, and the Administration reportedly plans to eliminate as many as 20 percent of all IRS jobs. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Seth Meyers earns an annual salary of $5 million, according to published reports. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of publish

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for published

• republished
• unpublished