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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Box Brown – An award-winning graphic novelist known for blending biography and journalism, Brown is the author of Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America.
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
So why does Shilton himself, in the biography section of his X account, state the total as 1,387?
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Awards Given At The Discretion Of The Society – The RTS welcomes suggestions for the following two Awards, however these must be accompanied by a brief biography or synopsis.
RTS Special Award – This award is given at the discretion of the Royal Television Society.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 June 2025
Buckley asked Tanenhaus to write his biography after reading the latter’s biography of Whittaker Chambers, an American spy and Soviet agent.
—Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
So why does Shilton himself, in the biography section of his X account, state the total as 1,387?
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Awards Given At The Discretion Of The Society – The RTS welcomes suggestions for the following two Awards, however these must be accompanied by a brief biography or synopsis.
RTS Special Award – This award is given at the discretion of the Royal Television Society.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 June 2025
Buckley asked Tanenhaus to write his biography after reading the latter’s biography of Whittaker Chambers, an American spy and Soviet agent.
—Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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Part memoir, part business playbook, and part hero’s journey, Potts’s story begins in the South Carolina Lowcountry, where a teenage fascination with the smell of fiberglass resin led to a lifelong passion for building boats.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Her brand-new memoir, How to Lose Your Mother, just came out this month, and centers among other things her relationship with her mother, the novelist Erica Jong.—
Memoir Nation
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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There was one or two that were done by ABC News Talent around the promotion of her autobiography, Audition.—
Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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His autobiography, Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks, was released in February 2024.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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