obits

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 Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits. Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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obituaries
Noun
  • Numerous obituaries documenting Goodall’s life and work can be found online.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Premature obituaries for filmmaking and exhibition are nothing new.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Obits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obits. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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