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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
The pioneering journalist and St. Louis native died on Sunday, June 1, at Weill Cornell, according to an online obituary.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 June 2025
Phelan was working as a receptionist at Georgia Skin Cancer and Aesthetic Dermatology, according to her obituary.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Logan Dunne was a cardiac sonographer at a hospital in Peoria, his obituary said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
According to information provided by the U.S. Army Special Forces Command History Office and found in his obituary, Petithory first enlisted in 1987, signing up to serve as a military policeman.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 June 2025
Phelan was working as a receptionist at Georgia Skin Cancer and Aesthetic Dermatology, according to her obituary.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Logan Dunne was a cardiac sonographer at a hospital in Peoria, his obituary said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
According to information provided by the U.S. Army Special Forces Command History Office and found in his obituary, Petithory first enlisted in 1987, signing up to serve as a military policeman.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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No surprise here, but Deborah is not, in fact, dead, but the terrible obit’s claim — that Deborah killed the Late Night franchise — is more enough to shock the comic out of her funk.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
29 May 2025
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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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The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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See treasures Human remains that had been burned were also found inside the tomb, along with grave goods like a black-glazed porcelain basin, a white porcelain cup, a bronze mirror, a jade hairpin, a wooden comb and an epitaph, or tombstone.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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This year’s dedication will include the first inscription on the new memorial: David C. Houck, a 22-year-old U.S. Army Supply Specialist who passed away earlier this year while preparing for Ranger School.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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That decision to show the inscription on the cigarette was, again, a reality of production.—
Hilton Dresden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Some laid more candles and flowers in front of the city hall, adding to a growing memorial to the victims.—
Philipp Jenne,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 June 2025
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Diversity, Inclusion and Vulnerability Day will feature a noon memorial led by the Rev. Melissa Hrdlicka of Joy Lutheran Church and music performances by The Average Janes (11 a.m.), Seth West (during the memorial service), Wendy Elizabeth (1 p.m.) and Michael Mahan (2:30 p.m.).—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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