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
As the obituaries of the two-time heavyweight champion and international celebrity began to appear online, few if any included Foreman’s time in the East Bay.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Blackledge, a junior at West Carteret High School, died March 18 in his home in Newport, North Carolina, according to his obituary from Noe-Brooks Funeral Home.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
The obituary highlighted Jan's many passions and pursuits throughout his life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Hess is survived by her daughter, mother and brother, according to her obituary.
—David Chiu, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Blackledge, a junior at West Carteret High School, died March 18 in his home in Newport, North Carolina, according to his obituary from Noe-Brooks Funeral Home.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
The obituary highlighted Jan's many passions and pursuits throughout his life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Hess is survived by her daughter, mother and brother, according to her obituary.
—David Chiu, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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Even the Washington Post’s legendary critic Tom Shales, who’d co-author a history of the show in 2002, seemed ready to write its obit at one point.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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The main one is Lizzie, a young journalist stuck on the wedding beat at the local paper, with obits thrown in as a sop to her demand for equality.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who was wounded and awarded for his bravery, saluted the epitaph and gently touched the wreath of red, white and blue flowers, as did the others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the International Monument to the Victims of Auschwitz-Birkenau was completed in 1967, featuring abstract sculptures and multilingual inscriptions emphasizing the camp’s global significance.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Pretty much everything was gone except there was a white obelisk in memorial of the people who had passed there.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The goal is to get the memorial built in time for Veterans Day 2026, Lewis said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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