obituary
noun
obit·u·ary
ə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē 
ō-
ō-
-ˈbi-chə-rē
plural obituaries
: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
obituary
adjective
Examples of obituary in a Sentence
I read her obituary in the newspaper.
several obituaries for Herman Melville portrayed him as an obscure, largely forgotten author
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Remembering the 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America
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According to their obituaries, McGeeney, Johnson and Harrington graduated from Park Hill High School and, according to Picerno, had been friends since a young age.
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Visiting his collection at the Kreeger home in Miami Beach was a rite of passage for musicians from around the world who traveled to Miami from the early 1970s through the 2000s, his family wrote in his obituary.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Stoneburner lived in Boone, Iowa, and worked as an HVAC installer, according to social media and the obituary shared online.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
According to their obituaries, McGeeney, Johnson and Harrington graduated from Park Hill High School and, according to Picerno, had been friends since a young age.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Visiting his collection at the Kreeger home in Miami Beach was a rite of passage for musicians from around the world who traveled to Miami from the early 1970s through the 2000s, his family wrote in his obituary.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Stoneburner lived in Boone, Iowa, and worked as an HVAC installer, according to social media and the obituary shared online.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obituary. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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obituary
noun
obit·u·ary
ə-ˈbich-ə-ˌwer-ē
plural obituaries
: a notice of a person's death (as in a newspaper)
obituary
adjective
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