as in biography
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 hagiography
While the majority of the night’s material was expected hagiography, the pointed self-critique was a sober reminder that a lot of SNL does not hold up.
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Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
And unlike their American peers, who tend to lionize founders — think of all the hagiographies of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, etc.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
Straight-up hagiographies and hit jobs thankfully weren’t options.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say this is a hagiography either.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
And unlike their American peers, who tend to lionize founders — think of all the hagiographies of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, etc.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
Straight-up hagiographies and hit jobs thankfully weren’t options.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say this is a hagiography either.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hagiography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiography
Noun
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The wish is revealing—strange and sad, and haunting in ways the biography cannot quite accommodate.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Defense Department at one point temporarily removed training videos recognizing the Tuskegee Airmen and an online biography of Jackie Robinson.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Based on Robert Evans’ 1994 memoir and narrated by the man himself, the film tells of the last, so far, of the old school, hands-on Hollywood producers, who oversaw the second golden age of Paramount Pictures from 1967 and 1974.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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In his memoir Source Code, Bill Gates explains a great deal about his early years.—
Jonathan Wai,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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