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a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account several obituaries for Herman Melville portrayed him as an obscure, largely forgotten author

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Recent Examples on the Web In the latter decades of her career, Smith made a living playing these steely and wry older women in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey — two titles that have understandably dominated most of the headlines leading her obituaries but which provided only a glimpse of her true talents. David MacK, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024 First appointed as district judge for the 47th Judicial District by former Gov. Steve Beshear in 2009, Mullins was elected to a full term a year later, according to his obituary. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 23 Sep. 2024 Camerota and Lewis share three children together, twin daughters Ale and Cessa, and son Nate, according to his obituary. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024 His obituary described him as passionate, energetic, creative, and deeply loved. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for obituary 

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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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