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
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.
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James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 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
The doctor’s online bios describe Jarin as an OB/GYN who specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The Patriots offer bios for staffers as far down the ladder as dietician, assistant equipment manager and software engineer.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
When bios were shared, every other challenger shot up, and the lead shifted to Miller, the board chair of Planned Parenthood of Illinois who has made health care access a top campaign issue.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 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
The doctor’s online bios describe Jarin as an OB/GYN who specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The Patriots offer bios for staffers as far down the ladder as dietician, assistant equipment manager and software engineer.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
When bios were shared, every other challenger shot up, and the lead shifted to Miller, the board chair of Planned Parenthood of Illinois who has made health care access a top campaign issue.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bios
Noun
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Read the biographies, not the headlines.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even the biographies now hastily being published by the regime don’t list any other jobs for him.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But unlike many memoirs where hardship is the emotional center, yours feels much more celebratory in general.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Despite the judgments and the naysayers, these kinds of memoirs have outlasted the critiques—and prevailed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Bios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bios. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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