as in memoirs
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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Recent Examples of biographies
Geoff uncovered a lot of information that the previous biographies of Darrow didn’t have.
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Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Colón’s Libro de los Epítomes (Book of Summaries) spanned multiple volumes and provided condensed versions of the works in his collection, along with metadata such as content details, author biographies, and writing styles.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
In an afterword, there are biographies of people well known to us (and some forgotten) who played a part in our city’s history.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin certainly have more compelling biographies, and Georges Seurat—of Sunday in the Park with George fame—has been played on Broadway by the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal.
—J. S. Marcus, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
In the dozens of biographies of Washington published in the decade after his death, few bothered to mention slavery at all.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
The biographies and brief stories of the nine people who were enslaved by Washington were also still listed on the NPS website as of Thursday afternoon.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
Nearly a century later, the cause of Christie’s disappearance is still widely debated, and biographies about Christie have not provided any more information about the incident.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works including biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton as well as accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Colón’s Libro de los Epítomes (Book of Summaries) spanned multiple volumes and provided condensed versions of the works in his collection, along with metadata such as content details, author biographies, and writing styles.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
In an afterword, there are biographies of people well known to us (and some forgotten) who played a part in our city’s history.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin certainly have more compelling biographies, and Georges Seurat—of Sunday in the Park with George fame—has been played on Broadway by the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal.
—J. S. Marcus, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
In the dozens of biographies of Washington published in the decade after his death, few bothered to mention slavery at all.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
The biographies and brief stories of the nine people who were enslaved by Washington were also still listed on the NPS website as of Thursday afternoon.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
Nearly a century later, the cause of Christie’s disappearance is still widely debated, and biographies about Christie have not provided any more information about the incident.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works including biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton as well as accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biographies
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These titles—from memoirs, literary fiction, thrillers, and even a bit of science fiction—hold true to the sentiment that moms and maternal figures can solve just about anything.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The book of memoirs did not hold back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
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