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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Recent Examples of hagiographies
Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiographies
Noun
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In an afterword, there are biographies of people well known to us (and some forgotten) who played a part in our city’s history.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin certainly have more compelling biographies, and Georges Seurat—of Sunday in the Park with George fame—has been played on Broadway by the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal.—
J. S. Marcus,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His son notes that political books revealed his lifelong liberal leanings, while religious texts and memoirs showed his spiritual curiosity.—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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Roll the Calls shatters the mold of stodgy CEO memoirs.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hagiographies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiographies. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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