as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Recent Examples of autobiography
His autobiography, Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks, was released in February 2024.
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Nicole Briese, People.com, 18 June 2025
Juliane Koepcke holding a copy of her autobiography in 2014.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Ammar’s explosive film is the result of ten years of editing; the intensive autobiography intersects the history of Europe and the Middle East, and film history, too.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Wright’s childhood nursery was decorated with engravings of English cathedrals
In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development.
—Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2025
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Nicole Briese, People.com, 18 June 2025
Juliane Koepcke holding a copy of her autobiography in 2014.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Ammar’s explosive film is the result of ten years of editing; the intensive autobiography intersects the history of Europe and the Middle East, and film history, too.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Wright’s childhood nursery was decorated with engravings of English cathedrals
In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development.
—Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
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In Malaparte, Maurizio Serra’s outstanding biography of the Italian dandy, journalist, playwright, would-be diplomat and filmmaker Curzio Malaparte, the author makes clear that Benjamin was correct.—
Book Marks
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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After all, anyone with even the slightest interest in this movie surely knows at least the basics of his biography.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobiography. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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