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biography

noun

bī-ˈä-grə-fē

Definition of biography

as in memoir

a history of a person's life an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches

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Recent Examples of biography According to his biography, Jenkins came to UConn this season along with new head coach Jason Candle after working as director of player development and assistant defensive analyst at Toledo in 2025. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 In the forthcoming biography, Citizen Kim, writer Jonathan Van Meter pulls back the curtain on reality superstar Kim Kardashian, to reveal some of her most personal moments that were never seen by KUWTK fans. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026 In the biography, Field’s wife, Adelaide Percheron, was mentioned in only a few pages. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026 Ann Mannix was a fourth-generation San Franciscan who grew up in the Jordan Park neighborhood and was involved in sports teams as a youth, according to her biography on the San Francisco Police League Activities website. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biography

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In this moving memoir Levy details the reality of reclaiming autonomy post-divorce.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
In recent decades, dozens of harrowing memoirs have been written by North Koreans who fled the country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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His autobiography is unquestionably one of the most vivid and engaging portraits of everyday life in the Ghetto at its peak—and this is a brilliant edition.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
This is the generous autobiography of the greatest editor of his time.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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