as in biography
a history of a person's life
you can read a bio of the author on her home page
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Recent Examples of bio
After offering his audience of animal rights activists a brief bio, Talarico shifted to a topic relevant to the organization, whose mission includes fighting animal cruelty and finding homes for stray pets.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
As a kid, the Huntington, Indiana, native would pretend to do TV weather in the basement of his childhood home, studying positions of weather systems, according to his staff bio.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026
His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
As a kid, the Huntington, Indiana, native would pretend to do TV weather in the basement of his childhood home, studying positions of weather systems, according to his staff bio.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026
His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bio
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Thousands of books and media items for children and adults will be available, including mysteries, biographies, large print, teen and children’s books.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Licence will present his work at a conference at the University of Oxford on Tuesday, March 24, and the research will also feature in a forthcoming biography of King Harold written by Licence.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Look out for talks by Sarah Wynn-Williams on her bestselling memoir lifting the lid on her time at Facebook; Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall discussing his campaign to get people to eat more fibre; and Anthony Horowitz talking about his latest gripping thriller with author Joe Haddow.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
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In her memoir, Steinem delves into a childhood spent cycling through books, going on road trips with her traveling salesman father, and caring for her journalist mother amid ongoing mental health struggles.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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