AS-TOLD-TO Definition & Meaning

as-told-to

[ az-tohld-too ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.

noun

an as-told-to biography.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of as-told-to¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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In this as-told-to interview, Maxy gives the backstory.

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In this as-told-to interview, hair artist Tanya “Nena” Melendez shares the stories behind two wigs she made for Image’s October issue.

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In this as-told-to interview, Hahn shares the backstory.

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Crossley, 37-year-old mother of three and former Florida State swimmer, offered a candid look into her disability in an as-told-to piece published last week, after the controversial comments, on Today.com.

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This as-told-to essay is an account from Nasser Nawaj’ah—a West Bank resident and field researcher for B’Tselem, a human rights organization in Israel—of the ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers amid the war in Gaza.

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