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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Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.
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Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Years later, he was inspired by the rise of Marty Reisman, whose autobiography provided the seed for this wholly original saga and the fictional lead character, Marty Mauser.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
The song later provided the title for Smalwood’s 2019 autobiography.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Speaking with Radio Times, the actress recalled noticing Shakur’s autobiography — one of her favorite books — sitting on the filmmaker's table during their early conversations about the character.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Years later, he was inspired by the rise of Marty Reisman, whose autobiography provided the seed for this wholly original saga and the fictional lead character, Marty Mauser.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
The song later provided the title for Smalwood’s 2019 autobiography.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Speaking with Radio Times, the actress recalled noticing Shakur’s autobiography — one of her favorite books — sitting on the filmmaker's table during their early conversations about the character.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
Noun
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The proceedings were thus an exploration of Yamagami’s biography and motive.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the dozens of biographies of Washington published in the decade after his death, few bothered to mention slavery at all.—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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