as in biographies
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Recent Examples of memoirs
Ex-haredim such as Shalom Auslander are writing remarkable memoirs and novels.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Several climbers who survived the storm wrote memoirs about their experience on the mountain.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
However, Blanchett did read memoirs of former agents.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
A lot of memoirs do follow the same formula.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
There’s an ignoble tradition of falsified memoirs.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
While legal challenges provided one pathway to freedom, many Black women also engaged in intellectual resistance, using poetry, memoirs, and religious expression to challenge their oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Tack on a Tony Award and two bestselling memoirs, and Kaling has become a leading voice in entertainment.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Several climbers who survived the storm wrote memoirs about their experience on the mountain.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
However, Blanchett did read memoirs of former agents.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
A lot of memoirs do follow the same formula.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
There’s an ignoble tradition of falsified memoirs.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
While legal challenges provided one pathway to freedom, many Black women also engaged in intellectual resistance, using poetry, memoirs, and religious expression to challenge their oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Tack on a Tony Award and two bestselling memoirs, and Kaling has become a leading voice in entertainment.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Memoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoirs. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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