as in obit
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
In 1972, the Sunday Times published an obituary for Flo, Flint's mother and the dominant matriarch.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Premature obituaries for filmmaking and exhibition are nothing new.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
There was a joint memorial service for Gillespie and his grandfather, who died one day after Gillespie, according to Gillespie’s obituary.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 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
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Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Premature obituaries for filmmaking and exhibition are nothing new.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
There was a joint memorial service for Gillespie and his grandfather, who died one day after Gillespie, according to Gillespie’s obituary.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
Noun
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Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Boone died at age 84 at home in Alexandria in December 2019 from lung cancer, per his obit.—
Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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So did James’ mother, who authorized the epitaph.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show goes ahead without her, a close up of the microphone occupying her empty chair, is perhaps her most damning epitaph.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Young says the smaller inscriptions on bullets could be harder to make sense of.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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In it were multiple shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference internet memes.—
Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Cholame memorial, originally erected in 1977 and funded by Japanese businessman Seita Ohnishi, a devoted fan, was recently refurbished to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Dean’s passing.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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It was best put in an amazing talk by Charlie’s wife Erika at Kirk’s memorial.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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