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  • noun Plural form of obituary.

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Examples

  • I look for the ages of people in obituaries now more avidly than before.

    Spacecraft to Stage Craft Joanne Kaufman 2010

  • The younger kids were scattered to foster homes, but seem to have kept in touch into adulthood, because several of their photos are in the album, and one of their obituaries is included as a newspaper clipping, telling the whole story.

    Hannah Boyer as a young mum « Pennamite 2008

  • It's a deadly sin, of course, maybe the deadliest, and it always strikes me as a bit odd when I find it in obituaries -- which I often do: He was proud of his bowling trophies; she was proud of her grandchildren, etc.

    Really proud David 2008

  • Barney the Purple Dinosaur reads selected obituaries from the nation's morning newspapers.

    Must See Roots TV 2006

  • He started noticing that in obituaries, articles, and interviews about those who had passed; his name was coming up a lot.

    Happy Birthday note to Bruce Springsteen deep_bluze 2005

  • The obituaries were her first read of the morning.

    NPR fundraisers ignored unmistakable red flags 2011

  • Back to my mixed feelings: Normally, the obituaries are a kind of private pleasure.

    Anna Jane Grossman: Are Obituaries Obsolete? 2009

  • I read both of their "obituaries" in The New York Times this morning.

    The Obit Page Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2009

  • I read both of their "obituaries" in The New York Times this morning.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2009

  • As of today, there are more than 340,000 posts indexed from sites with "obituaries" in the title.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

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