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obituary

noun

ə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē

Definition of obituary

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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 of obituary Her obituary confirmed that the family has already held a private funeral service in her memory. — Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2026 The 40 recipes were all approved by family members of the deceased, whom Grant tracked down mostly through internet sleuthing (obituaries and social media) to ask permission to publish. — Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Flaco the owl became a celebrity Central Park resident, with breathless news coverage of Flaco’s impressive self-preservation skills and, eventually, mournful obituaries when Flaco died after flying into a building. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Please read Andrew Joseph’s beautiful obituary all the way to the end. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obituary

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The edition also included a brief obit of actress and photographer Berry Berenson, the wife of Anthony Perkins and mother of Elvis and Oz Perkins, who was on the American Airlines plan that was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
As the first episode begins, the exultant staffers arrive at work only to find out the office in mourning over the death of a beloved Softees salesman, whose problematic personal life will make the writing of the obit a nightmare of an assignment.

— Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of obit

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Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s headstone is outfitted with a recipe book open to her famous spritz cookies atop her epitaph in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.

— Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Another funerary stone carries epitaphs for two men who were likely soldiers.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of epitaph

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Raad found images on Reddit posted by braggadocious soldiers from around the world, and then exaggerated the size and changed the color of their inscriptions.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
In 691, the Muslim caliph Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock mosque on the spot where the Jewish Temple had stood, with inscriptions rejecting the Christian Trinity thrown in.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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Xinhua said Wang accompanied Kim to a Korean War memorial in Dandong, where the North Korean leader paid tribute to Chinese People’s Volunteer Army soldiers who fought alongside North Korea during the three-year conflict.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Fellow delivery workers built a memorial outside the grocery store, according to the station.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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