biographical
adjective
bio·graph·i·cal
ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly biographic
1
: of, relating to, or constituting biography
2
: consisting of biographies
a biographical dictionary
3
: relating to a list briefly identifying persons
biographical notes
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The district website does not provide biographical information about the school board members, and none of the three incumbents have campaign websites or promotional materials on social media.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Desir-Johnson plays the titular role in the biographical film drama based on Sarah Rector’s fight for her oil wealth.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
These men provide real color to Scorsese’s biographical details, like how his asthma led his father to take him to movie theaters for the air-conditioning, helping spark the filmmaker’s early love of cinema.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
During the show’s run, Malek also portrayed the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the 2018 biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Desir-Johnson plays the titular role in the biographical film drama based on Sarah Rector’s fight for her oil wealth.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
These men provide real color to Scorsese’s biographical details, like how his asthma led his father to take him to movie theaters for the air-conditioning, helping spark the filmmaker’s early love of cinema.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
During the show’s run, Malek also portrayed the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the 2018 biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biographical
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“Biographical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographical. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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