as in biographies
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 memoirs
But unlike many memoirs where hardship is the emotional center, yours feels much more celebratory in general.
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Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Despite the judgments and the naysayers, these kinds of memoirs have outlasted the critiques—and prevailed.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
There are, needless to say, daddy issues aplenty here — with Daddy himself out of the fray, retired to a grandly crumbling rural estate, grieving the deaths of his young daughter and devoted brother, and very gradually writing his memoirs.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Among the most exciting new releases this month are candid celebrity memoirs from a sitcom star and a 1980s East Village impresario; novels that explore outsider perspectives; and a father-son true story that speaks to a powerful if often cryptic bond.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Dirt-spilling superstar memoirs?
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Here are 10 books—everything from memoirs to thrillers—to tuck in your bag, no matter where you're headed.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
Here are 10 celebrity memoirs coming out soon.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Political campaign memoirs are a careful, codified genre.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Despite the judgments and the naysayers, these kinds of memoirs have outlasted the critiques—and prevailed.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
There are, needless to say, daddy issues aplenty here — with Daddy himself out of the fray, retired to a grandly crumbling rural estate, grieving the deaths of his young daughter and devoted brother, and very gradually writing his memoirs.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Among the most exciting new releases this month are candid celebrity memoirs from a sitcom star and a 1980s East Village impresario; novels that explore outsider perspectives; and a father-son true story that speaks to a powerful if often cryptic bond.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Dirt-spilling superstar memoirs?
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Here are 10 books—everything from memoirs to thrillers—to tuck in your bag, no matter where you're headed.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
Here are 10 celebrity memoirs coming out soon.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Political campaign memoirs are a careful, codified genre.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoirs
Noun
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Read the biographies, not the headlines.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even the biographies now hastily being published by the regime don’t list any other jobs for him.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Memoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoirs. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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