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
Wuornos was executed by lethal injection on October 10, 2002, per a New York TImes obituary.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Ureste had worked at Walmart for six years, her obituary said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
But the section cites an obituary in the Texas State Historical Association website that does not make any such claims.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Ureste had worked at Walmart for six years, her obituary said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
But the section cites an obituary in the Texas State Historical Association website that does not make any such claims.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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His obit also adds that Bob worked at the New York Herald Tribune, Newsday, the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, and the Boston Herald.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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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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Nava’s patrol car became a memorial after it was parked at the corner of Ellis and 25th streets after his death.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
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Then on Sunday, the royals gathered again for the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph memorial in London.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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