as in biographies
a history of a person's life
you can read a bio of the author on her home page
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Recent Examples of bios
His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Instagram’s lack of caption linking has led people to use third-party services like Linktree, which allow creators to add external links in their bios.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The 1,500-square-foot (140 square-meter) exhibit features family photos, mementos and short bios of the Nisei men shared by their relatives to ensure that stories of past bravery endure for younger generations, especially as questions of nationality still persist.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Profiles and bios that are incomplete or a touch generic.
—Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
While Wisconsin wasn't listed as any of the contestants' locations under their show bios, at least one of them has a connection to the state.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
While some astrology enthusiasts emblazon their sun signs on Instagram bios, others go the permanent route, tattooing eternal odes to the celestial bodies on their actual bodies.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
The doctor’s online bios describe Jarin as an OB/GYN who specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Instagram’s lack of caption linking has led people to use third-party services like Linktree, which allow creators to add external links in their bios.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The 1,500-square-foot (140 square-meter) exhibit features family photos, mementos and short bios of the Nisei men shared by their relatives to ensure that stories of past bravery endure for younger generations, especially as questions of nationality still persist.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Profiles and bios that are incomplete or a touch generic.
—Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
While Wisconsin wasn't listed as any of the contestants' locations under their show bios, at least one of them has a connection to the state.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
While some astrology enthusiasts emblazon their sun signs on Instagram bios, others go the permanent route, tattooing eternal odes to the celestial bodies on their actual bodies.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
The doctor’s online bios describe Jarin as an OB/GYN who specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bios
Noun
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Over the decades, schools and streets have been named for Chavez; biographies have been written.—
Jenisha Watts,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of books and media items for children and adults will be available, including mysteries, biographies, large print, teen and children’s books.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Publishes her memoirs, Shocking Life.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Bios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bios. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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