as in biography
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 memoir Leslie Jamison’s memoir, Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, unpacks the emotional transformations of divorce and motherhood with raw, unflinching honesty. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 While sitting down with Hoda Kotb on the NBC news series for a wide-ranging live interview on Tuesday, Nov. 19 to promote her new memoir, the 78-year-old music icon dropped the F-word, leaving the studio murmuring and Kotb quickly trying to make light of the swear word snafu. Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 Part two of the memoir is expected to be published next year. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 The memoir of a political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. 4. The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for memoir 

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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoir. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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