as in obits
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 obituaries
But there’s something these obituaries are missing, writes Zach Utz, the former archivist of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH.
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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
The children have since been identified in online obituaries as 5-year-old Tobias Ya'Shan Lee Huff, 3-year-old Da'Liyla Lelona Huff and 5-month-old Amirah Al-Mansouri.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 8 May 2026
All of those descriptors are apt and rightly made it into the many obituaries published following his death on May 6, but Turner’s legacy is not just of a media mogul who created cable news or birthed several other iconic channels.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Turner’s obituaries note his record-setting philanthropy, his impressive conservation efforts and his campaign to make the world safer by securing post-Soviet Union era nuclear weaponry.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
The obituaries, social media posts, and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
At least, that’s how Meredith told it, and how his obituaries eventually reported it.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
The children have since been identified in online obituaries as 5-year-old Tobias Ya'Shan Lee Huff, 3-year-old Da'Liyla Lelona Huff and 5-month-old Amirah Al-Mansouri.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 8 May 2026
All of those descriptors are apt and rightly made it into the many obituaries published following his death on May 6, but Turner’s legacy is not just of a media mogul who created cable news or birthed several other iconic channels.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Turner’s obituaries note his record-setting philanthropy, his impressive conservation efforts and his campaign to make the world safer by securing post-Soviet Union era nuclear weaponry.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
The obituaries, social media posts, and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
At least, that’s how Meredith told it, and how his obituaries eventually reported it.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituaries
Noun
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A lot of obits have been written the past few weeks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the players mentally prepare in that space just before kick-off, Trusty says his eyes occasionally take in those names and inscriptions.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Until now, this left historians to rely on inscriptions from 18th-century copies of Holbein originals to identify the drawings’ sitters.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The idea of a waiting period is common for monuments and memorials.—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The committees worked closely together to see what design ideas should be added and toured other memorials to gather inspiration and ensure each branch was represented.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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“Obituaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituaries. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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