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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This autobiography runs through his life and career from writing code for magazines to co-founding ID Software and creating games like Doom and Quake.
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Indeed, the royal family only comes together two times a year, during summer, at Balmoral, and during Christmas, so the fact that Andrew was invited and was invited just as the newspapers were very much reporting on the revelations from the autobiography is telling on King Charles’ part.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2025
Spark did write autobiography, but the autobiographical tone is relatively rare in her fiction.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has announced his autobiography.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Indeed, the royal family only comes together two times a year, during summer, at Balmoral, and during Christmas, so the fact that Andrew was invited and was invited just as the newspapers were very much reporting on the revelations from the autobiography is telling on King Charles’ part.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2025
Spark did write autobiography, but the autobiographical tone is relatively rare in her fiction.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has announced his autobiography.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
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Nancy Mitford, an outspoken Socialist, wrote bestselling biographies and comic novels, most famously The Pursuit of Love, which has never been out of print.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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According to Maraniss’ biography, the Dodgers tried to hide Clemente at Triple-A Montréal, and that winter the Pirates – run by former Dodgers executive Branch Rickey – had the first Rule 5 pick and took him.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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