as in biographies
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 autobiographies
Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Wrapped in millennial pink while sporting desk plaques reading #girlboss and #bossbabe, she was sold through autobiographies, TED Talks, and Instagram feeds promising that hustle could turn anyone into a CEO.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That sounds unremarkable now in a landscape of public diaries, memories, and celebrities reading the audiobooks of their autobiographies, but Pepys was something of a groundbreaking force in the genre.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Wrapped in millennial pink while sporting desk plaques reading #girlboss and #bossbabe, she was sold through autobiographies, TED Talks, and Instagram feeds promising that hustle could turn anyone into a CEO.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That sounds unremarkable now in a landscape of public diaries, memories, and celebrities reading the audiobooks of their autobiographies, but Pepys was something of a groundbreaking force in the genre.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiographies
Noun
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Its presidential reading room features thousands of books chosen by the Obamas, ranging from presidential biographies to best-selling fiction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The presidential reading room features thousands of books chosen by the Obamas, ranging from presidential biographies to best-selling fiction.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Satrapi’s Persepolis was among the first and finest memoirs about post-Revolution Iran, and is still incredibly relevant more than a quarter century after its 2000 publication.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Expat memoirs are great at capturing the thrill of a new place; the author and the reader both fall in love with it.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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“Autobiographies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobiographies. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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