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Recent Examples of fictionalized
Co-starring Andrew Scott as Rodgers and Margaret Qualley as a semi-fictionalized admirer of the closeted Hart, Blue Moon promises to be a wrenching look at a complex and tortured songwriter, with stunning performances to boot.
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Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Starring the rapper/actor as a fictionalized version of himself, The Vince Staples Show is part episodic comedy, part social satire, part surrealist exploration of urban anxiety — and 100 percent original.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The show, which features Staples as a fictionalized version of himself, is set to pick up with Vince mourning the death of his Uncle James (Beau Billingslea), and embarking on a road trip with his mother, Anita (Vanessa Bell Calloway), and sister, Bri (Naté Jones), in the aftermath.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
Whether real or fictionalized, rich women behaving badly is a formula that never fails to deliver (see exhibits A, B, C: Real Housewives, Desperate Housewives, Mormon Wives).
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The sports dramedy is a fictionalized account of the real-life Marty Reisman, a five-time bronze medalist at the World Table Tennis Championships who died in 2012.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Based on the second-longest investigation in Swedish history, this is a fictionalized account of the 2004 double murder of a small boy and a 50-year-old woman in the small town of Linkoping.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
This is intertwined with fictionalized scenes of Du Bois’s final years working on the project in the newly independent African nation.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
This was shown by the win for Kneecap, the semi-fictionalized story of Irish rappers Kneecap, which won Rich Peppiatt the BAFTA for outstanding debut by a British director.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Starring the rapper/actor as a fictionalized version of himself, The Vince Staples Show is part episodic comedy, part social satire, part surrealist exploration of urban anxiety — and 100 percent original.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The show, which features Staples as a fictionalized version of himself, is set to pick up with Vince mourning the death of his Uncle James (Beau Billingslea), and embarking on a road trip with his mother, Anita (Vanessa Bell Calloway), and sister, Bri (Naté Jones), in the aftermath.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
Whether real or fictionalized, rich women behaving badly is a formula that never fails to deliver (see exhibits A, B, C: Real Housewives, Desperate Housewives, Mormon Wives).
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The sports dramedy is a fictionalized account of the real-life Marty Reisman, a five-time bronze medalist at the World Table Tennis Championships who died in 2012.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Based on the second-longest investigation in Swedish history, this is a fictionalized account of the 2004 double murder of a small boy and a 50-year-old woman in the small town of Linkoping.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
This is intertwined with fictionalized scenes of Du Bois’s final years working on the project in the newly independent African nation.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
This was shown by the win for Kneecap, the semi-fictionalized story of Irish rappers Kneecap, which won Rich Peppiatt the BAFTA for outstanding debut by a British director.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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The winning formula had viewers returning to the show's fictional Louisiana town long after Edward and Bella had their happily ever after.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Does their fictional status matter?—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Garcia-Hernandez allegedly has convictions for giving fictitious information, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and fleeing police.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Supervisors Janet Nguyen and Don Wagner raised concerns at the board’s Tuesday meeting about fictitious registrations following recent news of a dog that was registered to vote in two recent state elections and a lawsuit by the federal government over noncitizen voter records.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Think about it through the lens of a hypothetical industrial company.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The experiment relies on detecting the faint interactions between hypothetical dark matter particles and atoms of liquid xenon, a noble gas chosen for its purity and stability.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 2021, Walmart purchased Iredell County’s largest speculative building for $69 million at 386 Old Murdock Road in Troutman, 35 miles north of Charlotte, with plans to create 500 jobs.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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First, during this same time, genre elements, and specifically dark speculative elements, were creeping into all fiction.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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