as in memoir
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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Childress has served as a board member of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas and as a former president of Saline County Kiwanis, a biography on the House website states.
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2025
According to his official biography, Doukas has nearly two decades of experience in designing policies and programs to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy management at both the national and European levels, as well as in Africa and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
In this sense, the biography of Oesterheld’s family and the comic hold up a mirror to a wider traumatic history that still affects multiple generations of Argentines.
—Arturo Conde, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The poll found Sage with a two-point lead over Ernst (47 percent to 45 percent) after his biography was read.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2025
According to his official biography, Doukas has nearly two decades of experience in designing policies and programs to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy management at both the national and European levels, as well as in Africa and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
In this sense, the biography of Oesterheld’s family and the comic hold up a mirror to a wider traumatic history that still affects multiple generations of Argentines.
—Arturo Conde, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The poll found Sage with a two-point lead over Ernst (47 percent to 45 percent) after his biography was read.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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Regardless of distinctions between unifying the people and leading a nation, the imperial role is a stressful one. Before taking the throne, Naruhito penned a memoir about his longest time overseas.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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As the title of his new memoir — Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success — suggests, Jeff Hiller, 49, did not take the express bus to stardom.—
Lisa Tozzi,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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And despite her long and varied career, June (like her father) never penned an autobiography.—
Nick Thomas,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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A little over a year after the release of Stone’s autobiography, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), a documentary, 2025’s Sly Lives!—
Elias Leight,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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