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
While serving a life sentence, Weger penned an autobiography and gave the 48-page manuscript to a Tribune reporter.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The Neurologist’s Brother In his autobiography, On the Move, Oliver Sacks, one of the most influential neurologists of the past half century, discusses his brother Michael, who battled schizophrenia throughout his life.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In 2024, Meeks released an autobiography about his journey.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 18 June 2025
There was one or two that were done by ABC News Talent around the promotion of her autobiography, Audition.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 23 June 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The Neurologist’s Brother In his autobiography, On the Move, Oliver Sacks, one of the most influential neurologists of the past half century, discusses his brother Michael, who battled schizophrenia throughout his life.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In 2024, Meeks released an autobiography about his journey.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 18 June 2025
There was one or two that were done by ABC News Talent around the promotion of her autobiography, Audition.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 23 June 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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