hagiographies

plural of hagiography
as in biographies
disapproving a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was a hagiography of the leader written by one of his closest confidants

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Noun
  • Moving forward, mastering a personal podcast could replace soft-focus biographies or wonky books as a way for politicians to increase their profiles.
    David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For Macdonald, this most eloquent of memoirs emerged from the death of her father, photographer Alisdair MacDonald, aka Ali Mac.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There are a lot of divorce memoirs.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Hagiographies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiographies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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