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
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.
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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
Their bios can be found at the bottom of the list.
—Catherine Habgood
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Employ great-looking photos, crisp and compelling bios and bring out authentic features of your personality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025 participants NPS has not yet announced bracket reveals and bear bios for this year's edition.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Campau printed the inserts on a special shimmery, purple, holographic paper with mini bios of each girl, complete with quotes and their star signs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, EA announced that players in its Battlefield 6 open beta on PC would have to enable Secure Boot in their Windows OS and BIOS settings.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025
In one case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied that, as a matter of policy, officials would not engage with reporters who list pronouns in their email bios.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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
Their bios can be found at the bottom of the list.
—Catherine Habgood
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Employ great-looking photos, crisp and compelling bios and bring out authentic features of your personality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025 participants NPS has not yet announced bracket reveals and bear bios for this year's edition.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Campau printed the inserts on a special shimmery, purple, holographic paper with mini bios of each girl, complete with quotes and their star signs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, EA announced that players in its Battlefield 6 open beta on PC would have to enable Secure Boot in their Windows OS and BIOS settings.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025
In one case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied that, as a matter of policy, officials would not engage with reporters who list pronouns in their email bios.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bios
Noun
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Through their conversations, Noguera learned that Naso was well-versed in the biographies of other notorious serial killers and rapists, Vanity Fair reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Each of the three biographies—any good biography—vibrates with the intensity of its author’s possession by their subject and the thrill of exhumation, if only metaphoric.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Why Harbaugh took so long to run the ball — which is his game — may be revealed in his memoirs.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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My grandfather Bob Levitt preferred political memoirs or, from time to time, a Clive Cussler.—
Nina West
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Bios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bios. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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