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
Pitt, a former school counselor and grade school teacher, was born on August 13, 1940, in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Joplin, according to her obituary.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our obituary for Sandberg, written by Patrick Mooney.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
The last is a short selection of my Statesman obituaries, new to this book series.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Thomas grew up in Hartford, graduated from East Catholic High School in 1965 and later got a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of New Haven, according to his obituary.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our obituary for Sandberg, written by Patrick Mooney.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
The last is a short selection of my Statesman obituaries, new to this book series.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Thomas grew up in Hartford, graduated from East Catholic High School in 1965 and later got a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of New Haven, according to his obituary.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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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 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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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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The Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions date back between 1800 and 1600 B.C.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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An inscription on the plinth read: Author, Poet, Scholar, Soldier, Jurist Orator, Philanthropist, Philosopher.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
6 Aug. 2025
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After $1 million was dedicated to fund the new memorial, developers put out a call to local, national and international artists to decide the design of the future monument.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some of the most prominent statues include the equestrian memorial in Charlottesville, Virginia, removed in 2021 after violent protests, and the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, which was toppled the same year amid racial justice demonstrations.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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