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
Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.
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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
Details about Faulkner’s personal, educational and professional history were obtained from Faulkner directly, her Epic website testimonials, Epic, obituaries, news reports and publicly available records.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald, who lived in Manhattan, was working at a financial firm at the trade center, studying for a master’s degree in business and talking about a long-term future with his girlfriend, according to obituaries published at the time.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Viewers also finally meet Grandmama Hester Frump, who arrives to help Wednesday at the cemetery where the outcasts from the obituaries found in Galpin’s cabin were allegedly laid to rest.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Wesley was part of a news event, and her face appeared in obituaries, which described her as a beloved mother and mentor and executive and philanthropist.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Analysts tracked their presence through military movements and, later, obituaries of soldiers who were killed.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Details about Faulkner’s personal, educational and professional history were obtained from Faulkner directly, her Epic website testimonials, Epic, obituaries, news reports and publicly available records.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald, who lived in Manhattan, was working at a financial firm at the trade center, studying for a master’s degree in business and talking about a long-term future with his girlfriend, according to obituaries published at the time.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Viewers also finally meet Grandmama Hester Frump, who arrives to help Wednesday at the cemetery where the outcasts from the obituaries found in Galpin’s cabin were allegedly laid to rest.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Wesley was part of a news event, and her face appeared in obituaries, which described her as a beloved mother and mentor and executive and philanthropist.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Analysts tracked their presence through military movements and, later, obituaries of soldiers who were killed.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituaries
Noun
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Twelve designs from the foundation of the collection, each piece is engraved with Latin inscriptions such as amor vincit omnia, ‘love conquers all’ or per aspera ad astra, ‘through hardships to the stars’.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some of the inscriptions appeared to be in Cyrillic.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The problems with such memorials go deeper still than that.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those posts have now turned into memorials, with fans flooding the comments to express their grief.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Obituaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituaries. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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