necrologies

plural of necrology
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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  • Siobhan Cullen stars as Elvira Clancy, a small-town newspaper writer tasked with writing the obituaries for locals who have passed on.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Gein reportedly kept tabs on local obituaries to keep an eye out for fresh bodies being buried at his local cemeteries, according to TIME.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Necrologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necrologies. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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