as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Recent Examples of autobiography
In 1831, ibn Said wrote an autobiography in Arabic that has survived.
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
O’Brien the benchmark There is a passage in former Everton midfielder Leon Osman’s autobiography that offers a telling insight into Moyes’ tactical thinking.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Dick Gregory, the comedian and civil rights activist, used the slur as the title of his 1964 autobiography and in some of his routines.
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John Blake,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
In his autobiography and in a one-man show, Lithgow has credited Long Wharf for starting his professional acting career.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
O’Brien the benchmark There is a passage in former Everton midfielder Leon Osman’s autobiography that offers a telling insight into Moyes’ tactical thinking.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Dick Gregory, the comedian and civil rights activist, used the slur as the title of his 1964 autobiography and in some of his routines.
—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
In his autobiography and in a one-man show, Lithgow has credited Long Wharf for starting his professional acting career.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
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Having read 415 biographies of the most successful operators in history, Senra has noticed a pattern.
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass and the world around him.
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