Thesaurus results for OBIT

obit

noun

ō-ˈbit

as in obituary

a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper

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Recent Examples of obit Material for that obit has been rolling in of late. —

Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026 Her husband was not mentioned in the obit. —

Joe Brandt, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 Richards is survived by his brother, Bob (Joanne), and was preceded in death by his wife, Doloros; his parents, Gregor and Rose Richards; and his brothers, Jim Richards and Ed Richards, according to his obit. —

Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 6 Jan. 2026 And as The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in his recent obit, when the bookstore near his home closed, a window opened. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for obit

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obituary

Noun

Following her death in 2012, for example, the astronaut came out in her own obituary.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 3 June 2026
Jamie has continued to pay tribute to her sister on social media, sharing meaningful memories from throughout their lives as well as publishing her obituary.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026