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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 obituary
Consider this: most people had no idea Ride was a lesbian, let alone one who had been in a committed relationship with her partner for decades, until her death in 2012, when it was mentioned in her official obituary.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
According to an obituary in The Review, Cunningham is survived by a son and a daughter.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
According to an obituary published on Monday, De Groft died after a brief illness.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Committal with military honors will follow at Forestville Cemetery, according to the obituary.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
According to an obituary in The Review, Cunningham is survived by a son and a daughter.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
According to an obituary published on Monday, De Groft died after a brief illness.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Committal with military honors will follow at Forestville Cemetery, according to the obituary.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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There is so much more in this obit — so much more that is fascinating.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
29 Jan. 2025
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Erica Zora Wrightson, who interviewed Herrera in 2016, wrote the obit.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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In retrospect, however, Obama’s speech looks less like the dawn of a new era than an epitaph for a brief period of hope that was rapidly coming to an end.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Romans annexed what is now the south of France—where modern Vence lies, just west of the Italian border—in 125 B.C.E. The ancient Romans have a reputation for detailed epitaphs.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
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The inscription also revealed two previously unknown village names: Tirthas and Golgol.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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While several have been found with inscriptions in Greek and Latin across the Mediterranean world, few have been recovered in Celtic languages, according to research published in Cambridge University Press.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Skaters, hockey players, friends and family members filed into Ashburn Ice House on Friday morning, some bearing flowers or signs to add to a growing memorial honoring the lives of their ice mates who died Wednesday in a deadly plane crash near Reagan Washington National Airport.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Lane got his start at Warwick Figure Skaters in Rhode Island, which posted a memorial on its Facebook page.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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