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
Users have to be at least 13 to use Instagram, but adults can run accounts representing children who are younger as long as the account bio is clear that the adult manages the account.
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Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 July 2025
According to Ford's bio of Davis, her father and grandfather worked at Ford.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
Griffin holds a law degree from the University of Florida, along with a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, according to an online bio.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Speculation about Hogan's health has been circulating on the Internet for weeks, with some saying the WWE legend was on his 'deathbed.'
Who is Hulk Hogan's wife, Sky Daily?
Daily, who was 25 years younger than Hogan, is a yoga instructor and accountant, according to her old Instagram bio.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 July 2025
According to Ford's bio of Davis, her father and grandfather worked at Ford.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
Griffin holds a law degree from the University of Florida, along with a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, according to an online bio.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Speculation about Hogan's health has been circulating on the Internet for weeks, with some saying the WWE legend was on his 'deathbed.'
Who is Hulk Hogan's wife, Sky Daily?
Daily, who was 25 years younger than Hogan, is a yoga instructor and accountant, according to her old Instagram bio.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bio
Noun
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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,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He’s even written a Spanish-language memoir about his work, titled, appropriately, El Fixer.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The release comes nearly two years after Spears released a memoir of her own, titled The Woman in Me.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Bio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bio. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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