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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 obituary
According to her obituary, Elsie was a mother of two and worked in nursing for nearly three decades, most recently as the Director of Nursing at Fairmont Crossing Health and Rehab in Amherst.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 May 2025
Ek was part of a recovery group in the months leading up to his death, according to an online obituary.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
Caroline loved to dance and competed in dance competitions, her obituary said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Miller’s wedding to his fiancée was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 7, according to his obituary.
—David Chiu, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 May 2025
Ek was part of a recovery group in the months leading up to his death, according to an online obituary.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
Caroline loved to dance and competed in dance competitions, her obituary said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Miller’s wedding to his fiancée was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 7, according to his obituary.
—David Chiu, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
Noun
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Caught up in the moment, Bud posts the obit on his company’s website.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
5 May 2025
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And your obit does not only extend to your immediate colleagues.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The renovation work also uncovered a coin from 1862, symbolic carving, buttons, fabric scraps, ceramics and a paper with an unknown inscription, the institute said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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One of the reliquaries was marked with a short inscription suggesting that the bone fragments belonged to the Buddha.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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The public royal engagement was of a somber nature, as Queen Letizia and King Felipe attended a memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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These memorials in Senegal and Benin mark the locations where Africans were shipped away from their homelands into chattel slavery.—
Maurice Carlos Ruffin,
Time,
21 May 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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