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
In her memoir, Uptown Girl, Christie Brinkley shared some details about the genesis of her relationship with ex-husband Billy Joel.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
At the noon event, Sladek is expected to read from his memoir, which recounts his escape from persecution into the Tatra mountains along Slovakia’s border with Poland.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
And in her memoir of the 2024 campaign, his vice president, Kamala Harris, wrote of rejecting the Biden campaign’s talking points after his dismal debate performance.
—Steven Sloan, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
The film, a follow-up to her eponymous memoir, would offer a window into the first lady’s private, sphinx-like world, in contrast to that of her bombastic, spotlight-seeking husband.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
At the noon event, Sladek is expected to read from his memoir, which recounts his escape from persecution into the Tatra mountains along Slovakia’s border with Poland.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
And in her memoir of the 2024 campaign, his vice president, Kamala Harris, wrote of rejecting the Biden campaign’s talking points after his dismal debate performance.
—Steven Sloan, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
The film, a follow-up to her eponymous memoir, would offer a window into the first lady’s private, sphinx-like world, in contrast to that of her bombastic, spotlight-seeking husband.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoir
Noun
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The proceedings were thus an exploration of Yamagami’s biography and motive.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the dozens of biographies of Washington published in the decade after his death, few bothered to mention slavery at all.—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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Troublemaker, a historical documentary from Antoine Fuqua, draws on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her memoir Swimming Studies won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography.—
Leanne Shapton,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Jan. 2026
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