as in biographies
a history of a person's life
you can read a bio of the author on her home page
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Recent Examples of bios
Core elements include responsive design, IDX integration, neighborhood pages, agent bios, blog, reviews, and lead forms.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
The current TikTok and Instagram bios for Stranger Things however debunk this.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
For example, when the firm was completing its recent merger, his team created an agentic capability to redraft the bios of the incoming 1,600 attorneys, which needed to be updated to include the new firm’s information and match its existing writing style.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Everyone on Broadway has Law & Order somewhere in their Playbill bios and, with the ascendancy of The Gilded Age, maybe a prestige HBO credit, too.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
The book, ardent yet measured, is unsentimental in a way few show-business bios are.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Additional details on this year’s fellows can be found below in their bios from Starz.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Visitors can explore a digital timeline of inductees, read bios for each inductee, and, in the Dove Theater, watch highlights from Dove Awards ceremonies dating back to 1969.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Profiles are short and sweet, featuring a handful of photos with minimal text (the app recommends keeping bios under 45 words), which encourages you to react quickly and to DM to learn more.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
The current TikTok and Instagram bios for Stranger Things however debunk this.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
For example, when the firm was completing its recent merger, his team created an agentic capability to redraft the bios of the incoming 1,600 attorneys, which needed to be updated to include the new firm’s information and match its existing writing style.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Everyone on Broadway has Law & Order somewhere in their Playbill bios and, with the ascendancy of The Gilded Age, maybe a prestige HBO credit, too.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
The book, ardent yet measured, is unsentimental in a way few show-business bios are.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Additional details on this year’s fellows can be found below in their bios from Starz.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Visitors can explore a digital timeline of inductees, read bios for each inductee, and, in the Dove Theater, watch highlights from Dove Awards ceremonies dating back to 1969.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Profiles are short and sweet, featuring a handful of photos with minimal text (the app recommends keeping bios under 45 words), which encourages you to react quickly and to DM to learn more.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bios
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There have been countless reissues, new biographies (including my own), and documentaries about him.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works including biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton as well as accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The most popular genres are mystery and crime, followed by history, biographies and memoirs, thrillers, fantasy, and more.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Jan. 2026
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Since leaving the screen, she's continued writing memoirs and novels, including Home Front and Till Human Voices Wake Us.—
Haley Van Horn,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Bios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bios. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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