as in obituaries
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology
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obituaries
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That is the whole reason SaaS is not dead, despite a year of obituaries.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
For veterans, some profiles also surface military affiliation pulled from public records, LinkedIn, local news coverage of VA events, or obituaries.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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“Necrologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necrologies. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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