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hagiographies

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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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Recent Examples of hagiographies Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226. — Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026 To say that Melania is a hagiography would be an insult to hagiographies. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies. — Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025

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Instead, the new exhibit dilutes the story of slavery by surrounding it with material that has little to do with the President’s House at all, such as biographies of individual Founders and the ins and outs of various constitutional structures.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
That approach has helped Z2 turn rock star stories into visually immersive experiences rather than traditional biographies.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 24 July 2026

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These elucidations are not only fascinating, but wholly original as far as rock star memoirs go.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Recent political memoirs by JD Vance, Andy Beshear, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Raphael Warnock focus on God, morality, and religion.

— Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026

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