as in biography
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Recent Examples of memoir
Ryan Schreiber, the founder and longtime editor of this website, has unveiled his very own memoir.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Kaitlyn Greenidge considers what Lena Dunham’s memoir leaves out.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Nouvelle, inspired by Jacob Tomsky’s memoir Heads in Beds, will follow the staff, guests and enigmatic owner of a luxury hotel in New York.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
In his 2024 memoir, One Way Ticket, Alan wrote about how although he was known for his career for most of his life, his legacy lives in his family.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Kaitlyn Greenidge considers what Lena Dunham’s memoir leaves out.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Nouvelle, inspired by Jacob Tomsky’s memoir Heads in Beds, will follow the staff, guests and enigmatic owner of a luxury hotel in New York.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
In his 2024 memoir, One Way Ticket, Alan wrote about how although he was known for his career for most of his life, his legacy lives in his family.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoir
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According to a biography on the NACDL’s website, Newberger previously held the position of president of the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.—
Adam Bednar,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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The subject of this engaging biography is the eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who is often ridiculed as a faulty precursor to Darwin.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her bestselling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter, went on to become a 1980 box-office hit film that won a Best Actress Oscar for leading lady Sissy Spacek.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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But Gregory himself spent decades making that burden visible—on stages, in marches, and in an autobiography that was anything but safe.—
Geoff Bennett,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoir. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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