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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The period is a fascinating sliver of Springsteen’s biography, but the stakes of Deliver Me From Nowhere don’t hinge on whether Nebraska will resonate once it’s released; after all, moviegoers likely know its reputation as a rock masterpiece.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Music biographies often follow a non-fussy trajectory, rallying their base with nostalgic re-creations of big concert moments and a sturdy timeline that begins with an idol’s birth and ending on a critical juncture in its subject’s life or even death.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Moreover, previous biographies of Baldwin, perhaps because they were written by people who knew him, David Leeming the most intimately, become his collaborators.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The page includes a biography and highlights his service in the Royal Navy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Music biographies often follow a non-fussy trajectory, rallying their base with nostalgic re-creations of big concert moments and a sturdy timeline that begins with an idol’s birth and ending on a critical juncture in its subject’s life or even death.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Moreover, previous biographies of Baldwin, perhaps because they were written by people who knew him, David Leeming the most intimately, become his collaborators.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The page includes a biography and highlights his service in the Royal Navy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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Tuesday marked the publication of Nobody’s Girl, Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, which might have turned the spotlight back onto the president’s long friendship with Epstein.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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From memoir to literary fiction and from light to dark, these stories—though often complex in content—envelop us in simpler times.—
Nora Dahlia,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Rae published her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, in 2015.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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