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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The poem is a spiritual autobiography, a depiction of ecosystems, and a series of snapshots, all of which reflect one another.
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Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
In 1995, Anderson released her autobiography My Life in Heels, which detailed her relationship with Reynolds and her struggles to keep her family together.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
So her autobiography, first published more than a century ago, is filled with loving stories of the couple.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 27 July 2025
In addition to being a soap star, Fulton co-authored several murder mysteries, two autobiographies (1970's How My World Turns and 1995's As My World Still Turns), and 1999's Soap Opera: A Novel.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 July 2025
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Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
In 1995, Anderson released her autobiography My Life in Heels, which detailed her relationship with Reynolds and her struggles to keep her family together.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
So her autobiography, first published more than a century ago, is filled with loving stories of the couple.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 27 July 2025
In addition to being a soap star, Fulton co-authored several murder mysteries, two autobiographies (1970's How My World Turns and 1995's As My World Still Turns), and 1999's Soap Opera: A Novel.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
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Anyone who ever wants to write my biography will have his/her work cut out for her/him, since virtually no documentation or juvenilia exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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But a new biography on Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, titled Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, has not only brought his behavior back into the conversation, but revealed a lot of sordid details people didn’t know.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
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13 Aug. 2025
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