as in memoirs
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 biographies
Xavier follows the number to a shelf of biographies, including those about Frank Sinatra.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Personal writing, like biographies and memoirs, aren’t going away anytime soon.
—Big Think, 27 Feb. 2025
Of the nonfiction books banned, including historical titles and biographies, 44% featured people of color, with 26% of these titles specifically centering Black people.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
There are different schools of thought on biographies, with some writers trying for a grand narrative interpretation of the life of an important figure, while others work from a steady accumulation of details meant to bring the subject into focus.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Radio Paradise also offers extensive biographies of artists both famous and obscure.
—The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Those who write about her—there have been eight biographies and half a dozen novels—tend to refer to her as Alma.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Keep reading to find out the contestant's biographies, occupations and social media information.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Personal writing, like biographies and memoirs, aren’t going away anytime soon.
—Big Think, 27 Feb. 2025
Of the nonfiction books banned, including historical titles and biographies, 44% featured people of color, with 26% of these titles specifically centering Black people.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
There are different schools of thought on biographies, with some writers trying for a grand narrative interpretation of the life of an important figure, while others work from a steady accumulation of details meant to bring the subject into focus.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Radio Paradise also offers extensive biographies of artists both famous and obscure.
—The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Those who write about her—there have been eight biographies and half a dozen novels—tend to refer to her as Alma.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Keep reading to find out the contestant's biographies, occupations and social media information.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Biographies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biographies. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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