as in obituary
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper
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That is part of the headline over Kadare’s obit in the New York Times.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 July 2024
The coming out message, according to the obit, came after a lifetime of secrecy prompted largely by the treatment of other members of the LGBTQIA+ community Ryan observed in his time.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
That is the heading over this obit in the New York Times.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 June 2024
Overlooked: How the New York Times Covers Librarians’ Obituaries
In 2004, two researchers analyzed the New York Times obit section between 1977 and 2002 in an attempt to understand how the obituary section portrayed American librarians.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 July 2024
The coming out message, according to the obit, came after a lifetime of secrecy prompted largely by the treatment of other members of the LGBTQIA+ community Ryan observed in his time.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
That is the heading over this obit in the New York Times.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 June 2024
Overlooked: How the New York Times Covers Librarians’ Obituaries
In 2004, two researchers analyzed the New York Times obit section between 1977 and 2002 in an attempt to understand how the obituary section portrayed American librarians.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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“Obit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obit. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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