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
Over the decades, schools and streets have been named for Chavez; biographies have been written.
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Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
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
His presence is especially visible around the March 31 César Chávez Day, with the state Department of Education offering extensive lesson plans, biographies in multiple languages, and service-learning activities.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Read the biographies, not the headlines.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
Few biographies will be so intimate and knowing, made with such privileged insight.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Geoff uncovered a lot of information that the previous biographies of Darrow didn’t have.
—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
Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
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
His presence is especially visible around the March 31 César Chávez Day, with the state Department of Education offering extensive lesson plans, biographies in multiple languages, and service-learning activities.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Read the biographies, not the headlines.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
Few biographies will be so intimate and knowing, made with such privileged insight.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Geoff uncovered a lot of information that the previous biographies of Darrow didn’t have.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biographies
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And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Publishes her memoirs, Shocking Life.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 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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