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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 an obituary published by Austin Funeral & Cremation Services, Tate was born and raised in Nashville and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with an undergraduate degree in business.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
When Ludwig Wittgenstein, Karl’s youngest child, died in England in 1951, his obituary in the Times put him in the wrong family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Born in Canada, Clifton was a member of the Sioux Tribe and was a production worker at AES, her obituary said.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Her obituary said she was born in Hastings and placed with the foster family of Roy and Anna Sommers, who moved to St. Paul.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
When Ludwig Wittgenstein, Karl’s youngest child, died in England in 1951, his obituary in the Times put him in the wrong family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Born in Canada, Clifton was a member of the Sioux Tribe and was a production worker at AES, her obituary said.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Her obituary said she was born in Hastings and placed with the foster family of Roy and Anna Sommers, who moved to St. Paul.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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People constantly wanted to put him back into that ‘80s moment—and the Times obit represents an example of that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every obit today after news broke of her death at age 79 rightly had Annie Hall in its headline.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even the White House Historical Association, with a caution that has become typical of this dark time, confines itself to stating that it has been allowed to make a digital record of what’s being destroyed—as though that were a defense, rather than an epitaph.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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An epitaph is an inscription in memory of someone, usually on a tombstone.—
Kathy and Ross Petrass,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2025
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Neglected and overgrown, the inscription was barely legible until local historian and YouTuber Kevin Cuthbertson recently decided to take action.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Newer gemstones, for example, sometimes carry a laser inscription inside that can be evaluated in a lab.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cheney and his daughter were the only Republicans who attended a memorial the following year at the Capitol.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since his death, Hay has not remarried, but devoted her life to setting up scholarships and memorials in Burton’s name, including donating his diaries to Swansea University, per The Telegraph.—
Makena Gera,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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