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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Author and narrator match again in this insightful biography of Shakespeare’s predecessor and early model, playwright Christopher Marlowe.
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Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
As assistant chief, Wessing led human resources, training, community relations, finances and peer support and wellness, according to his biography on the department's website.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In this week’s issue, Jon Lee Anderson, a New Yorker staff writer who lived in Havana thirty years ago and wrote a biography of Che Guevara, reports that the island has fallen into disrepair in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, recall that in 2022 Emanuel texted Musk with an offer for Endeavor to take over managing Twitter for a $100 million fee, according to Walter Isaacson biography of the techno-titan.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
As assistant chief, Wessing led human resources, training, community relations, finances and peer support and wellness, according to his biography on the department's website.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In this week’s issue, Jon Lee Anderson, a New Yorker staff writer who lived in Havana thirty years ago and wrote a biography of Che Guevara, reports that the island has fallen into disrepair in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, recall that in 2022 Emanuel texted Musk with an offer for Endeavor to take over managing Twitter for a $100 million fee, according to Walter Isaacson biography of the techno-titan.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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In her new memoir, Told You So, Neeley, 30, opens up about navigating dating and a social life, as well as a full courseload and playing Division I tennis at Brigham Young University.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Martin Scorsese has always been an open book, a storyteller who has offered his autobiography freely and an auteur whose deepest philosophical themes have been recurring and explored in bold type.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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The episode will also feature an interview with singer Cat Stevens (now Yusuf), who will talk about his new autobiography, Cat On The Road To Findout.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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