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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Image Homage to Frida For the company’s most recent jewelry collection, introduced in April 2024, Ms. Sotelo’s creative team immersed itself in Frida Kahlo biographies and her diary and letters, to come up with designs that the artist, who died in 1954, might wear today.
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Janelle Conaway, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The documentary serves partly as biography of Orwell, who was born Eric Arthur Blair in what is now the state of Bihar in India.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 May 2025
According to his biography, Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel (Newman) Strouse.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 May 2025
Sister, Sinner - The Miraculous Life And Mysterious Disappearance Of Aimee Semple McPherson
By Claire Hoffman
Claire Hoffman begins Sister, Sinner, her new biography of McPherson, with a play-by-play description of the day the evangelist went missing.
—Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
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Janelle Conaway, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The documentary serves partly as biography of Orwell, who was born Eric Arthur Blair in what is now the state of Bihar in India.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 May 2025
According to his biography, Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel (Newman) Strouse.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 May 2025
Sister, Sinner - The Miraculous Life And Mysterious Disappearance Of Aimee Semple McPherson
By Claire Hoffman
Claire Hoffman begins Sister, Sinner, her new biography of McPherson, with a play-by-play description of the day the evangelist went missing.
—Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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One of the latest celebs to release a memoir is Tina Knowles.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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Bono laid bare his transformation from Dublin lad Paul Hewson into a global rock star and human rights crusader in his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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Her hardscrabble upbringing in Kentucky, immortalized in her autobiography and its film version (starring Sissy Spacek as Lynn in an Oscar-winning role), seemed to drive her unapologetic approach to music.—
Lindsay Kusiak,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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After years of denying the allegations, Rose finally admitted to betting on baseball teams, including his own, in his 2004 autobiography, Pete Rose: My Story.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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