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
Gein reportedly kept tabs on local obituaries to keep an eye out for fresh bodies being buried at his local cemeteries, according to TIME.
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Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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
Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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
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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Notes found at the scene and inscriptions on some of his bullets are the only evidence Jahn intended to target ICE agents.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
8 Oct. 2025
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Before ammunition was personalized with messages, gun magazines and weapons themselves were often embellished with inscriptions.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During the shutdown – which has no end in sight – park roads, trails and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible, but many visitors’ centers will be closed.—
Brian Todd,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 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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“Obituaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituaries. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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