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 Gein reportedly kept tabs on local obituaries to keep an eye out for fresh bodies being buried at his local cemeteries, according to TIME. 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
  • Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Before ammunition was personalized with messages, gun magazines and weapons themselves were often embellished with inscriptions.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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