Thesaurus results for OBITS

obits

noun

plural of obit

as in obituaries

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 obits The Lionel Messi World Cup obits were starting to be written. — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 July 2026 Dad’s story was understandably relegated to the D-section alongside the obits of a theater producer and a union labor attorney. — Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026 A lot of obits have been written the past few weeks. — ABC News, 5 May 2026 Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits. — Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025

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obituaries

Noun

In death, his MAGA conversion boosted the word count of his obituaries and paved the way for this statesman’s sendoff.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Of all the peculiar assignments a newspaper reporter can undertake, writing advance obituaries for local notables who are still very much alive is one of the strangest.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026