Thesaurus results for MEMOIR

memoir

noun

ˈmem-ˌwär

Definition of memoir

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 Attica and Tembi Locke are known for co-creating and exec producing Netflix’s romantic drama From Scratch, inspired by a memoir by Tembi, which starred Zoe Saldaña. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 This year, Panettiere addressed the challenges in a memoir and spoke publicly about losing her brother. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026 Her memoir, How to Raise a Feminist Son (2021) has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and German. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Paytas is expected to reveal more about Ethan and what happened with Frenemies in her new memoir, which will be published in November. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for memoir

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In its ongoing exhibition Dalí Lives (via Artificial Intelligence), which opened in 2019, the meeting takes place not through text or image, history or biography, but through a digital reanimation of the man.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Their dalliances with elite men made the tabloids, and their biographies were printed in guidebooks.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026

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Tippi Hedren, who starred in two films for Hitchcock, went on to describe such an experience with him in her autobiography during the filming of Marnie, but his terrible treatment of her began during her first film, The Birds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Featuring a wide range of collaborators, including Travis Scott, Summer Walker, Trina, Quavo and more, the 21-track set finds the City Girls alum grounding a revelatory autobiography in the history and culture of her hometown.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of autobiography

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