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
Sheen has been making the press rounds in support of his memoir and Netflix doc.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Charrière, whose writing has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and The Sunday Times among other titles, is publishing her first memoir in June next year, while Arçay is readying her swimwear debut for spring.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
In his 2016 memoir, Set the Boy Free, Marr discussed the possibility of reuniting with Morrissey in 2008.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Lena Dunham‘s forthcoming memoir Famesick has been in the making for seven years, the writer and director shared in an announcement post on Instagram.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Charrière, whose writing has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and The Sunday Times among other titles, is publishing her first memoir in June next year, while Arçay is readying her swimwear debut for spring.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
In his 2016 memoir, Set the Boy Free, Marr discussed the possibility of reuniting with Morrissey in 2008.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Lena Dunham‘s forthcoming memoir Famesick has been in the making for seven years, the writer and director shared in an announcement post on Instagram.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoir
Noun
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Murr uses for paper the draft pages of a biography about a struggling brooding composer named Johannes Kreisler; Murr comes off as the less ridiculous and more emotionally healthy of the two.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
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In her autobiography, Gibson wrote about biding her time rather than choosing to agitate.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Like her other books comprising private connections and recollections, Romano preferred to call Le parole a novel rather than a memoir or autobiography, seeing the distinction between fact and fiction as an irrelevant one for literature.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoir. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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