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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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Because of a mislabeling error by Getty Images, an incorrect photo for the main image of this obituary was used.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Ramos is survived by two children, according to his obituary.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Rush, who held degrees from Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, had an adventurous spirit, per his obituary in the New York Times.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Outside of school, Dominic worked at a restaurant as a waiter and started a dog-walking business, Dom’s Doggy Daycare, with one of his younger brothers, according to the obituary.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Ramos is survived by two children, according to his obituary.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Rush, who held degrees from Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, had an adventurous spirit, per his obituary in the New York Times.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Outside of school, Dominic worked at a restaurant as a waiter and started a dog-walking business, Dom’s Doggy Daycare, with one of his younger brothers, according to the obituary.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 June 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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Johnson’s brother declined to talk when approached outside the E. 174th St. building near West Farms Road where mourners erected a makeshift memorial in Johnson’s honor.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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Platt played up the comedy of the quintessential Jewish outsider in a land of Confederate memorials and drawling manners.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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