as in obits
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
several obituaries for Herman Melville portrayed him as an obscure, largely forgotten author
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Recent Examples of obituaries
That is the whole reason SaaS is not dead, despite a year of obituaries.
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Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
For veterans, some profiles also surface military affiliation pulled from public records, LinkedIn, local news coverage of VA events, or obituaries.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
As someone who has written a lot of news obituaries in her time, that is definitely not best practice anymore.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
But there’s something these obituaries are missing, writes Zach Utz, the former archivist of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
According to their obituaries, Tobias and Da'Liyla died on the day of the fire; Amirah died on April 3.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 8 May 2026
All of those descriptors are apt and rightly made it into the many obituaries published following his death on May 6, but Turner’s legacy is not just of a media mogul who created cable news or birthed several other iconic channels.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
For veterans, some profiles also surface military affiliation pulled from public records, LinkedIn, local news coverage of VA events, or obituaries.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
As someone who has written a lot of news obituaries in her time, that is definitely not best practice anymore.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
But there’s something these obituaries are missing, writes Zach Utz, the former archivist of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
According to their obituaries, Tobias and Da'Liyla died on the day of the fire; Amirah died on April 3.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 8 May 2026
All of those descriptors are apt and rightly made it into the many obituaries published following his death on May 6, but Turner’s legacy is not just of a media mogul who created cable news or birthed several other iconic channels.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituaries
Noun
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A lot of obits have been written the past few weeks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Finds at the Ehnasiya necropolis, once Heracleópolis Magna, include massive basilica columns, inscriptions of Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senusret III and terracotta coin molds, underscoring the city’s role as a bustling Roman-era commercial hub.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The inscriptions include his throne, birth names of the Pharaoh, who is also known as Sesostris III, and was one of the most prominent rulers of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Visitors can see nearly 1,300 monuments and memorials.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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So this summer is a season of many memorials.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Obituaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituaries. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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