as in biography
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Elsewhere in his memoir, Caine reflects on his relationship with Diesel's costar-slash-rival, Dwayne Johnson.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
His killer wrote Ono, asking her permission to write a memoir and donate the proceeds to charity.
—Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
The musician came out as transgender in 2012 and published her memoir Tranny: Confessions Of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, in 2016.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
Grade’s novels aren’t oracular, the way the section on postwar Vilna in his memoir was.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
His killer wrote Ono, asking her permission to write a memoir and donate the proceeds to charity.
—Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
The musician came out as transgender in 2012 and published her memoir Tranny: Confessions Of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, in 2016.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
Grade’s novels aren’t oracular, the way the section on postwar Vilna in his memoir was.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoir. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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