biographical
adjective
bio·graph·i·cal
ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly biographic
1
: of, relating to, or constituting biography
2
: consisting of biographies
a biographical dictionary
3
: relating to a list briefly identifying persons
biographical notes
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Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms worldwide.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 31 July 2025
White House officials declined to say why the president failed to mention the bases’ new namesakes, even after the Army provided biographical information for all the nominees.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
Their decades-long treatment later became the subject of a biographical film called Love & Mercy.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 June 2025
Interested students upload their recordings to a digital audition and application platform and provide basic biographical material and information about their music-performance history and letters of recommendation.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 31 July 2025
White House officials declined to say why the president failed to mention the bases’ new namesakes, even after the Army provided biographical information for all the nominees.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
Their decades-long treatment later became the subject of a biographical film called Love & Mercy.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 June 2025
Interested students upload their recordings to a digital audition and application platform and provide basic biographical material and information about their music-performance history and letters of recommendation.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for biographical
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“Biographical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographical. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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