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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
Richard Whitmer resided in East Lansing, according to his obituary which does not mention cause of death.
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Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026
His obituaries were preoccupied with the fact that some of his works were very long.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
According to their obituaries, which were issued jointly, the pair were married in 2020.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Her obituary describes her as an affectionate mother and grandmother who lived in Concord for 36 years and graduated from Carondelet High School before getting a job at her father’s transportation company.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026
His obituaries were preoccupied with the fact that some of his works were very long.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
According to their obituaries, which were issued jointly, the pair were married in 2020.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Her obituary describes her as an affectionate mother and grandmother who lived in Concord for 36 years and graduated from Carondelet High School before getting a job at her father’s transportation company.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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As a Chicago police officer, O'Grady won the CPD's Blue Star Award for suffering a critical gunshot wound while thwarting the armed robbery of a woman during the holiday shopping season on State Street downtown in 1971, according to his obit.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Richards is survived by his brother, Bob (Joanne), and was preceded in death by his wife, Doloros; his parents, Gregor and Rose Richards; and his brothers, Jim Richards and Ed Richards, according to his obit.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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That was the takeaway from his interview with Politico, an epitaph for the continent’s migration policy, strategic posture and governing class.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Finale affirm Hamlin’s career epitaph is heartbreak: Denny Hamlin -- at age 44 the greatest driver to never win a Cup Series season championship -- was three laps away from his first, but instead left Phoenix Raceway as downtrodden as he’s been.—
Greg Cote
November 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Thought of as the graffiti of its time, the inscriptions also included stories about daily life, sporting events, passions and insults, carved into a passageway that connected Pompeii's theater district to one of its main roads.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The absence of inscriptions or detailed records leaves Nan Madol’s construction methods and original purpose unresolved.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Shortly before the rally, the American Legion and the Palisades LTRG held a separate memorial at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Swarthmore Avenue.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some have praised the government for investing in synagogue restoration, Holocaust memorials and Jewish cultural life, as well as for maintaining close diplomatic ties with Israel.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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