as in obituaries
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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Recent Examples of obits
Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.
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Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obits
obituaries
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Religion reporter Liam Adams has written extensively about denominations with Nashville ties, wrote authoritative news obituaries after the deaths of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and Room In The Inn founder Father Charlie Strobel and has covered trends involving religion.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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Siobhan Cullen stars as Elvira Clancy, a small-town newspaper writer tasked with writing the obituaries for locals who have passed on.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Obits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obits. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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