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
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.
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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
His passing touched people beyond his close circle of colleagues and friends, with his Deadline obit viewed by more than 18,200 to date.
—Stuart Levine, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
His obit also adds that Bob worked at the New York Herald Tribune, Newsday, the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, and the Boston Herald.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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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
His passing touched people beyond his close circle of colleagues and friends, with his Deadline obit viewed by more than 18,200 to date.
—Stuart Levine, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
His obit also adds that Bob worked at the New York Herald Tribune, Newsday, the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, and the Boston Herald.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obit
obituary
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Emily must have read the glowing obituary in the Leeds Times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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The children have since been identified in online obituaries as 5-year-old Tobias Ya'Shan Lee Huff, 3-year-old Da'Liyla Lelona Huff and 5-month-old Amirah Al-Mansouri.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Obit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obit. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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