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
All victims' names are included, along with biographies or obituaries.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
According to his obituary, Doherty was an avid music lover, a passionate golfer, and an enthusiastic hockey fan.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
No one’s loss felt special in the grand scheme of things—the dead were lost in a sea of obituaries—but somehow everyone knew Raymond Lodge.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
According to his obituary, Doherty was an avid music lover, a passionate golfer, and an enthusiastic hockey fan.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
No one’s loss felt special in the grand scheme of things—the dead were lost in a sea of obituaries—but somehow everyone knew Raymond Lodge.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
Noun
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As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Someone faked these deaths, which means everyone in the obits is alive.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 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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The epitaph for the version of the North Rim Lodge that stood from 1936 to 2025 might well be that humanity will never master the awesome nature that lies outside the picture windows.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Renowned for its primate population, rich Gola Forest, and 2025 inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the island is ripe to welcome visitors.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Sep. 2025
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Directly referencing elders in such a manner is exceptionally rare in ancient inscriptions, underscoring the significance of the find.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Now, with two memorials in the Queen City, placed 51 years after the crash that affected so many families, it will long be remembered.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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