obituaries

plural of obituary
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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituaries
Noun
  • Cox confirmed that inscriptions were found on the bullet casings belonging to Robinson.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • News of the inscriptions were first shared on X on Thursday morning by political commentator Steven Crowder, citing a preliminary bulletin attributed to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Remember the 9/11 terror attacks and their memorials here.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Now, with two memorials in the Queen City, placed 51 years after the crash that affected so many families, it will long be remembered.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Obituaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituaries. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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