as in memoir
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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However, Harold Schecter writes in the 1998 Gein biography Deviant that there may be more to the story.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The next day, LibsofTikTok, a popular conservative social media account, posted a screenshot of the post along with Sullivan’s Wake Forest biography and photo.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
One of the essential sources for my new novel was Julia Fox’s brilliant biography of Jane Boleyn.
—Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
According to her Church of England biography, Mullally became a Christian at 16.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The next day, LibsofTikTok, a popular conservative social media account, posted a screenshot of the post along with Sullivan’s Wake Forest biography and photo.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
One of the essential sources for my new novel was Julia Fox’s brilliant biography of Jane Boleyn.
—Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
According to her Church of England biography, Mullally became a Christian at 16.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
Noun
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The stylish Keaton — known for her trousers, turtlenecks, boots, big belts and bigger hats — also was a committed preservationist whose writing and photography led to memoirs and photo books about California architecture.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Van Laer on the limits of animal memoirs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Hard Way stands as a 15-track record best understood as Whitcomb’s autobiography.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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In her autobiography, Mabel Dodge laid the blame for her schism with Stein firmly on one person.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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