as in biography
a history of a person's life
you can read a bio of the author on her home page
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Recent Examples of bio
Prior to her current role, Sicks was an attorney at the prominent Stinson law firm and was based in the firm’s real estate and public finance division from 2011 to 2016, according to her company bio.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Some accounts ask kids to send them money to have their bio posted on their account.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
That said, a bunch of the new content looks very cool, including a tense survival drama, a Japanese psychic bio-drama, and a new take on Man on Fire.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
This dilemma is even more pronounced for bio-pics of musicians, which depend upon rights holders granting use of the subject’s music.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Some accounts ask kids to send them money to have their bio posted on their account.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
That said, a bunch of the new content looks very cool, including a tense survival drama, a Japanese psychic bio-drama, and a new take on Man on Fire.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
This dilemma is even more pronounced for bio-pics of musicians, which depend upon rights holders granting use of the subject’s music.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bio
Noun
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But a new biography by King scholar Lerone Martin proves there’s more to the story.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
3 May 2026
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In his biography of Fuller, Nevala-Lee reconstructed the crash from contemporary newspaper accounts, official records, and Fuller’s own contemporaneous notes.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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The royal family is still upset about the interview Harry and Meghan had with Oprah in 2021, as well as Harry’s memoir, Spare.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
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This sort-of-memoir is the author’s grandmother telling her life story to the author.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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