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
Another early closer – this specialty production, in which a rotating cast of celebrities read the (supposedly) unintentionally funny memoirs of other celebrities, was planned for a summer-long run, but audience lack of interest and critics’ lack of luster reviews put the kibosh on that.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Classics, kids books, mysteries, graphic novels, art, self-help, memoirs, cookbooks and gardening of course!
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Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Satrapi’s Persepolis was among the first and finest memoirs about post-Revolution Iran, and is still incredibly relevant more than a quarter century after its 2000 publication.
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Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
Expat memoirs are great at capturing the thrill of a new place; the author and the reader both fall in love with it.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Iran has produced many memoirs, particularly by women, including Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran and Iran Awakening, by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.
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Hillary Chute,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Also an accomplished author, Carl penned more than 20 books, many of which were humorous memoirs.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Local touches were everywhere, from an extensive collection of books ranging from South African chick-lit to memoirs of Nelson Mandela, Trevor Noah, and Siya Kolisi to a mini-bar stocked with gin, rum, and brandy made with Cape Fynbos plants.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Classics, kids books, mysteries, graphic novels, art, self-help, memoirs, cookbooks and gardening of course!
—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Satrapi’s Persepolis was among the first and finest memoirs about post-Revolution Iran, and is still incredibly relevant more than a quarter century after its 2000 publication.
—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
Expat memoirs are great at capturing the thrill of a new place; the author and the reader both fall in love with it.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Iran has produced many memoirs, particularly by women, including Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran and Iran Awakening, by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.
—
Hillary Chute,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Also an accomplished author, Carl penned more than 20 books, many of which were humorous memoirs.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Local touches were everywhere, from an extensive collection of books ranging from South African chick-lit to memoirs of Nelson Mandela, Trevor Noah, and Siya Kolisi to a mini-bar stocked with gin, rum, and brandy made with Cape Fynbos plants.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoirs
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Activists and political figures now often comb through the biographies of journalists at major institutions looking for instances of past behavior that could signal political bias.
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Those biographies were not included in the poll release.
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Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies.
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When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.
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“Memoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoirs. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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