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
Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.
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Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obits
obituaries
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More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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His obituaries were preoccupied with the fact that some of his works were very long.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Obits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obits. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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