Modern obituaries are commonly written before the fact and kept on file for instant insertion when the occasion arises.
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Obituaries
Synonyms for "obituaries" (126 found)
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Related words (63)
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I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.
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I used to think obituaries were depressing.
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These faces that used to be the front-page headlines have now gone to the back-page obituaries.
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