as in memoir
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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Recent Examples of biography
Lee’s portrait, searching and moving, first sparked my enthusiasm about biographies as histories of eras and of minds.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
1 July 2026
Perhaps the primary force behind reviving his memory was his brother Morrison Foster, who published a biography about him in 1896.
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Christopher Lynch,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
Ever since Hayden Herrera published her landmark biography of Frida in 1983, Kahlo has been perceived as a sympathetic figure.
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Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
When David Jacks published a biography of Peter Asher in 2022, the veteran record producer and manager expressed surprise that anyone would have deemed his life worthy of the treatment.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
1 July 2026
Perhaps the primary force behind reviving his memory was his brother Morrison Foster, who published a biography about him in 1896.
—
Christopher Lynch,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
Ever since Hayden Herrera published her landmark biography of Frida in 1983, Kahlo has been perceived as a sympathetic figure.
—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
When David Jacks published a biography of Peter Asher in 2022, the veteran record producer and manager expressed surprise that anyone would have deemed his life worthy of the treatment.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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Salama is also the author of the memoir Stranger in the Desert, a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
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Baumes adapted former cruise ship hostess Jeraldine Saunders's 1974 memoir The Love Boats for television as The Love Boat.
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Moviegoers should be careful not to read too much autobiography into an actor’s creative choices, but Jolie makes such speculation tantalizing, adding additional layers of drama to her films.
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By the 1980s, swashbuckling CEOs like Lee Iacocca had taken the Market Maker to a global scale — a man confident enough to write his autobiography and simply call it Iacocca.
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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