as in biography
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Recent Examples of memoir
Carlile includes some of her most plainly autobiographical lyrics, at the beginning and end (like her first plane trip, one state over, to Idaho, as an adult, an anecdote familiar from her bestselling memoir of a few years back).
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Another wrote a memoir that McFadden has kept.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The brothers have been distanced since the publication of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
Including this gossipy memoir for the truly obsessive aesthetes.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Another wrote a memoir that McFadden has kept.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The brothers have been distanced since the publication of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
Including this gossipy memoir for the truly obsessive aesthetes.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoir
Noun
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Mitchell’s book is not a biography of Branca, the author said.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The period is a fascinating sliver of Springsteen’s biography, but the stakes of Deliver Me From Nowhere don’t hinge on whether Nebraska will resonate once it’s released; after all, moviegoers likely know its reputation as a rock masterpiece.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The film is an autobiography of loss; the film is a history of now.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The singer even gave him the first pages of his unfinished autobiography.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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