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
His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Instagram’s lack of caption linking has led people to use third-party services like Linktree, which allow creators to add external links in their bios.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The paper ran 10 photos and bios on the front page, and several of the men were soon turned in.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
The 1,500-square-foot (140 square-meter) exhibit features family photos, mementos and short bios of the Nisei men shared by their relatives to ensure that stories of past bravery endure for younger generations, especially as questions of nationality still persist.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Profiles and bios that are incomplete or a touch generic.
—Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
While Wisconsin wasn't listed as any of the contestants' locations under their show bios, at least one of them has a connection to the state.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
While some astrology enthusiasts emblazon their sun signs on Instagram bios, others go the permanent route, tattooing eternal odes to the celestial bodies on their actual bodies.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Instagram’s lack of caption linking has led people to use third-party services like Linktree, which allow creators to add external links in their bios.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The paper ran 10 photos and bios on the front page, and several of the men were soon turned in.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
The 1,500-square-foot (140 square-meter) exhibit features family photos, mementos and short bios of the Nisei men shared by their relatives to ensure that stories of past bravery endure for younger generations, especially as questions of nationality still persist.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Profiles and bios that are incomplete or a touch generic.
—Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
While Wisconsin wasn't listed as any of the contestants' locations under their show bios, at least one of them has a connection to the state.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
While some astrology enthusiasts emblazon their sun signs on Instagram bios, others go the permanent route, tattooing eternal odes to the celestial bodies on their actual bodies.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bios
Noun
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The detailed biographies of every correspondent make, in themselves, a whole picture of the cultural and political life of the early twentieth century.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Along with her extensive acting history, Spelling is also known for her six memoirs, one of which was a New York Times bestseller.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Bios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bios. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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