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personal history

NOUN
autobiography
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biography confession diary journal letter life story memoir
STRONG
adventures letters life reminiscences
WEAK
bio self-portrayal
NOUN
life story
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autobiography diary memoir
WEAK
profile

Example Sentences

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It was a piece of personal history, perhaps one with generational memories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Doesn’t she have a kind of tangled personal history and reasons not to maybe want to have this American oversight?

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

Trump, who has a long personal history with Lindell, gave the businessman a shout out last month while speaking in North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

It’s too late to rewrite your personal history, but you can change the final chapters.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

She ran a hand along the few feet of personal history, her brief chronicle of taste.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan