as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Recent Examples of autobiography
The Hard Way stands as a 15-track record best understood as Whitcomb’s autobiography.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
In her autobiography, Mabel Dodge laid the blame for her schism with Stein firmly on one person.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
And what seems like fable is in fact autobiography, now being told in a multi-art performance by South Florida dancer-choreographer-director Pioneer Winter alongside special members of his collective.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Martin Scorsese has always been an open book, a storyteller who has offered his autobiography freely and an auteur whose deepest philosophical themes have been recurring and explored in bold type.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
In her autobiography, Mabel Dodge laid the blame for her schism with Stein firmly on one person.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
And what seems like fable is in fact autobiography, now being told in a multi-art performance by South Florida dancer-choreographer-director Pioneer Winter alongside special members of his collective.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Martin Scorsese has always been an open book, a storyteller who has offered his autobiography freely and an auteur whose deepest philosophical themes have been recurring and explored in bold type.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
Noun
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Mitchell’s book is not a biography of Branca, the author said.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The period is a fascinating sliver of Springsteen’s biography, but the stakes of Deliver Me From Nowhere don’t hinge on whether Nebraska will resonate once it’s released; after all, moviegoers likely know its reputation as a rock masterpiece.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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