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
Boone died at age 84 at home in Alexandria in December 2019 from lung cancer, per his obit.
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Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Deborah was not, in fact, dead, but the terrible obit’s claim — that Deborah killed the Late Night franchise — was more than enough to shock the comic out of her funk.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 14 Sep. 2025
As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.
—David Chiu, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Someone faked these deaths, which means everyone in the obits is alive.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Deborah was not, in fact, dead, but the terrible obit’s claim — that Deborah killed the Late Night franchise — was more than enough to shock the comic out of her funk.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 14 Sep. 2025
As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.
—David Chiu, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Someone faked these deaths, which means everyone in the obits is alive.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obit
obituary
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Her obituary stated that Halbach was also a volleyball coach and an avid traveler.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wuornos was executed by lethal injection on October 10, 2002, per a New York TImes obituary.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Obit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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