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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All victims' names are included, along with biographies or obituaries.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
No one’s loss felt special in the grand scheme of things—the dead were lost in a sea of obituaries—but somehow everyone knew Raymond Lodge.—
Alice Vernon
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Necrologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necrologies. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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