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
Numerous obituaries documenting Goodall’s life and work can be found online.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
Premature obituaries for filmmaking and exhibition are nothing new.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
One of her obituaries celebrated the life of a Bureau of Reclamation photographer who transitioned from a man to a woman and built miniature circuses.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
All victims' names are included, along with biographies or obituaries.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
No one’s loss felt special in the grand scheme of things—the dead were lost in a sea of obituaries—but somehow everyone knew Raymond Lodge.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Reporters write obituaries remembering youngsters who had just begun to live.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Over time, any fleeting mentions of Ranch Week were more likely to appear in obituaries.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
Premature obituaries for filmmaking and exhibition are nothing new.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
One of her obituaries celebrated the life of a Bureau of Reclamation photographer who transitioned from a man to a woman and built miniature circuses.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
All victims' names are included, along with biographies or obituaries.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
No one’s loss felt special in the grand scheme of things—the dead were lost in a sea of obituaries—but somehow everyone knew Raymond Lodge.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Reporters write obituaries remembering youngsters who had just begun to live.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Over time, any fleeting mentions of Ranch Week were more likely to appear in obituaries.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituaries
Noun
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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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The law also continues other redesign programs through 2030—such as those featuring prominent American women and youth sports—while specifically granting flexibility around inscriptions and the placement of elements for the semiquincentennial issue.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Young says the smaller inscriptions on bullets could be harder to make sense of.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to the organization’s shutdown contingency plan, park roads, lookouts, trails and open air memorials will remain accessible to visitors.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Park roads, lookouts, trails and open-air memorials are directed to stay open; however, buildings and facilities that generally remain locked during business hours, such as visitor centers, will remain closed.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Obituaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituaries. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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