as in obituary
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper
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Recent Examples of obit
The main one is Lizzie, a young journalist stuck on the wedding beat at the local paper, with obits thrown in as a sop to her demand for equality.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
An adaptation of an Israeli show of the same name, Euphoria introduced Zendaya's recovering teenage drug addict Rue fresh out of rehab and those in her obit, including the free-spirited Jules (Schafer) and volatile jock Nate (Elordi).
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
There is so much more in this obit — so much more that is fascinating.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
For his obit in the New York Times, go here.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
An adaptation of an Israeli show of the same name, Euphoria introduced Zendaya's recovering teenage drug addict Rue fresh out of rehab and those in her obit, including the free-spirited Jules (Schafer) and volatile jock Nate (Elordi).
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
There is so much more in this obit — so much more that is fascinating.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
For his obit in the New York Times, go here.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obit
obituary
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But once an All-Star, always an All-Star — and indeed, when Stearns died in 2021, the first line of his obituary called him a four-time All-Star.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Harris died in February and was 37 years old, per his obituary.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Obit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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