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
Dad’s story was understandably relegated to the D-section alongside the obits of a theater producer and a union labor attorney.
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Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
A lot of obits have been written the past few weeks.
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ABC News,
5 May 2026
Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.
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Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obits
obituaries
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Alan Greenspan died Monday at 100 years old, and the obituaries have been kind.
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This returns us to middle management and to the question the obituaries get wrong.
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“Obits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obits. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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