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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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.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Boyd published the best-selling autobiography Wonderful Today, and has exhibited her own photographs, taken in the ’60s of friends and fellow luminaries.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans are remembering filmmaker and actor in California, but also in Chicago, where Reiner made appearances as recently as September for the launch of his autobiography.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Maybe the simplest way of describing Thompson’s book is Barbarian Days—William Finnegan’s surfing autobiography—but for running.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Boyd published the best-selling autobiography Wonderful Today, and has exhibited her own photographs, taken in the ’60s of friends and fellow luminaries.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans are remembering filmmaker and actor in California, but also in Chicago, where Reiner made appearances as recently as September for the launch of his autobiography.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Maybe the simplest way of describing Thompson’s book is Barbarian Days—William Finnegan’s surfing autobiography—but for running.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
Noun
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As InStyle previously reported, Penny Junor’s biography The Duchess describes scenes of discomfort and all-but-smooth sailing.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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There have been countless reissues, new biographies (including my own), and documentaries about him.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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