as in obituary
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology
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Granger died of natural causes on March 27, 2011, according to his obituary in The New York Times.
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According to his obituary, Higgins was a Temple graduate and worked for the city.
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“Necrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necrology. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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