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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According to her bio on Cooley’s website, Hartnett serves as a trial and appellate advocate and has done work on a variety of issues including LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights and criminal justice.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2026
Core elements include responsive design, IDX integration, neighborhood pages, agent bios, blog, reviews, and lead forms.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Another shares a name with a Republican strategist based in Orange County, and a third lists a resume with conservative organizations in a short bio.
—Colin Lecher, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
My trail instructed me to begin with a 10-minute session in the hot stone room, followed by a Kneipp walk, then time in the hydro pool, aromatic steam room, waterfall shower, bio sauna, and salt relaxation room, ending in the herbal tea room.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2026
Core elements include responsive design, IDX integration, neighborhood pages, agent bios, blog, reviews, and lead forms.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Another shares a name with a Republican strategist based in Orange County, and a third lists a resume with conservative organizations in a short bio.
—Colin Lecher, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
My trail instructed me to begin with a 10-minute session in the hot stone room, followed by a Kneipp walk, then time in the hydro pool, aromatic steam room, waterfall shower, bio sauna, and salt relaxation room, ending in the herbal tea room.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bio
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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About five years later, that classmate, the writer Shane Hinton, who would become a dear and lifelong friend, sent me an email to tell me that Lidia’s essay had been published as a memoir, also titled The Chronology of Water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Duke of Sussex, now 41, recalled his desire to get a tattoo in his memoir, Spare, on his infamous trip to Sin City — however, he was stopped by his friends.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Bio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bio. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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