tell-alls

noun

plural of tell-all
as in histories

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-alls
  1. histories
  2. pasts
  3. chronicles
  4. autobiographies
  5. stories
  6. hagiographies
  7. obituaries
  8. memoirs
Noun
  • The histories, stories and insights into personalities will be lost forever.
    — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • While Future, Drizzy and Trav have extensive collaborative histories with one another, this marks the first time the rap avengers trio has joined forces on a track.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of histories
Noun
  • Each candidate has faced controversy, and all have spoken about their pasts with CBS News Chicago.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The residents of the graveyard rehash their pasts obsessively, ritualistically, and all the time.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of pasts
Noun
  • The movie chronicles the famed photographer’s life and 60-year career shooting not just icons of the fashion and film worlds but also mental institutions, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Man’s Search for Meaning chronicles Frankl’s experience as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • Early-life cognitive ability, measured through those old autobiographies and school records, tracked with better cognitive outcomes decades later.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Definition of autobiographies
Noun
  • The histories, stories and insights into personalities will be lost forever.
    — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When researchers tell stories about people who are victims of crimes—ranging from having an iPad stolen to being raped—such victims are seen as virtuous, more moral and more trustworthy than comparable people who have not been victimized.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stories
Noun
  • Their lives were recorded in the form of hagiographies, stories of the saints, often ornamented with folkloric motifs, focusing on marvelous adventures and miraculous doings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226.
    — Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Definition of hagiographies
Noun
  • The site has death certificates as well as short newspaper obituaries and notes written at the time of death.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Jerusalem — In a political career that has spanned more than three decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has been written off too many times to count, only to prove the obituaries were penned prematurely.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of obituaries
Noun
  • And, in other news of icons, the second installment of Cher’s memoirs is coming out on the 17th.
    — Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Beyond acting, Barrie was an author who wrote novels for young readers and memoirs about her experience with colorectal cancer.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of memoirs
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