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
Someone faked these deaths, which means everyone in the obits is alive.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Now paid by the obit, Elvira figures the only way to meet her financial demands is to ensure a steady supply of dead Kilraven residents who need to be properly eulogized.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Instacart cofounder and then CEO Apoorva Mehta had seen the obits piling up for his grocery delivery startup back in June 2017.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
As pointed out in the obit, Barbara lived a remarkable life.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Now paid by the obit, Elvira figures the only way to meet her financial demands is to ensure a steady supply of dead Kilraven residents who need to be properly eulogized.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Instacart cofounder and then CEO Apoorva Mehta had seen the obits piling up for his grocery delivery startup back in June 2017.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
As pointed out in the obit, Barbara lived a remarkable life.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obit
obituary
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There was a joint memorial service for Gillespie and his grandfather, who died one day after Gillespie, according to Gillespie’s obituary.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Virginia Culver, who in her 44 years at the Denver Post covered religion and reported news obituaries, yet on the matter of her own mortality remained intensely private, died Sunday in Denver.—
Susan Greene,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Obit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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