as in obituary
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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Recent Examples of necrology Any year’s necrology calls for a cocktail of sadness and celebration, and 2024—which saw the exits of heroes (Alexei Navalny), villains (O. J. Simpson), and an A-to-Z range of notables from Jim Abrahams (co-creator of the uproarious Airplane! George Kalogerakis, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024 According to the foundation's necrology database, 4,415 men died that day, including 2,502 Americans. Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 6 June 2023 My complaint about the necrology was the same as always: mute the crowd noise. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
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obituary
Noun
  • What's the first line of Joe Biden's obituary At the moment?
    Philip Elliott, Time, 20 May 2025
  • According to his obituary, Baker was married for 11 years but did not have children.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025

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“Necrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necrology. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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