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Recent Examples of episodic If anything, hiring showrunners with more movie experience than TV experience meant that even these episodic series should be considered on the same level as movies, despite having lower budgets and being told in weekly installments. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025 Mentioning it now, near the end of the review, mirrors the experience of seeing the mystery unravel in Lost Records by following the original episodic release. Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025 During the lab, Fellows refine their scripts for feature and episodic projects in one-on-one feedback sessions, screenplay readings, and roundtable discussions. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025 Trump still managed to exact plenty of damage, yet the feuding in his midst, along with the episodic flashes of congressional opposition, popular protest, and resistance in the courts, forestalled some of his fondest ambitions from being realized. David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for episodic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic
Adjective
  • Joseph Vacher was executed via guillotine after he was found guilty of murder, but the true number of his victims remains a mystery Few know the name Joseph Vacher — even though his crimes surpassed those of the world’s most infamous serial killers.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • This is just the beginning of the real horror as Tucker turns out to be a serial killer Hannibal Lecter would be proud of.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • And while sporadic outbreaks have occurred since 2000, recent case counts are nothing compared with the 27,000 cases reported in 1990 or the 450,000 cases reported in 1964.
    Joe Murphy, NBC news, 8 May 2025
  • Since then, his sporadic public appearances have only fueled more discussion online about his well being.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The animators at Blur Studio employ a photo-realistic quality to their art, shading the characters in dramatic shadows and inserting intermittent patches of concentrated color that grab your visual attention and slingshot you through the rocketing narrative. 4.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
  • Please talk with your healthcare provider before trying 4:3 intermittent fasting.
    Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • With some occasional help from the Rockies, who committed three errors and one big mental mistake, the Padres (24-13) scored in five different innings.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
  • Goygol includes 65,000 residents, prim parks, tall pines and occasional Tyrolean architecture.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • To that end, Henríquez emphasizes that the below symptoms should be taken seriously: Increasingly irregular periods, with the absence of some of them for several months.
    Mónica Heras, Vogue, 12 May 2025
  • This trend matches the rise of hooked and tufted rugs, which often take on organic shapes with irregular edges.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • His retirement wasn’t sudden, and the scheduling team has slowly been preparing for this transition over the past few years.
    Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • The two global superpowers’ sudden doubling of tariffs in early April forced some businesses to halt production, raising questions about whether supply chains would be able to resume work in time to get products on the shelves for Christmas.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 May 2025

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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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