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

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who died on July 12, died as the man most obituaries call the architect of modern Qatar.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Dollar obituaries are a regular feature of public discourse since at least 1971 when Nixon finished off the gold standard.

— Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026