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
Koffler is a freelance editorial writer, author and a strategic military intelligence analyst who formerly worked for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to her Fox News bio.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 June 2025
Dobbins’ Texas Tech bio and his bio in the Red Sox media guide make note of his father’s career.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 June 2025
This section should include short bios of partners and key team members.
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—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The first sign eagle-eyed fans picked up on was an adjustment to the pair's respective Instagram bios, reportedly removing each other's initials from their profiles.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 June 2025
Dobbins’ Texas Tech bio and his bio in the Red Sox media guide make note of his father’s career.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 June 2025
This section should include short bios of partners and key team members.
7.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The first sign eagle-eyed fans picked up on was an adjustment to the pair's respective Instagram bios, reportedly removing each other's initials from their profiles.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bio
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According to a 2020 biography of Melania Trump by Washington Post journalist Mary Jordan, the former Melania Knauss moved to New York City in 1996 and first modeled under a series of H-1B visas.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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Culp expertly narrates the exposition (and in a forty-four-hour biography there’s plenty) and modulates his voice and pitch for different speakers.—
AudioFile Magazine
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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In this conversation, six-foot-two author Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres, Moo and Lucky) compares notes with her friend and counterpoint, six-foot-two novelist Susan Swan, author of the new memoir Big Girls Don’t Cry about the way Swan’s Amazonian size shaped her life.—
Jane Smiley
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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His 2023 memoir, Straight Shooter, is a New York Times bestseller.—
Danyel Smith,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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“Bio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bio. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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