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Recent Examples of fictionalized
This book gives a fictionalized account of how a plucky young boy brought that iconic tradition into existence during the 1930s.
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
The book, illustrated by AJ Dungo, is a fictionalized account of real-life events.
—Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Finally, layered over these two is a fictionalized account of a road trip that Enrigue made with his family to Apache historical sites, including Geronimo’s grave in Lawton, Oklahoma.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Requiem will also return to the blast-scarred remains of Raccoon City, the fictionalized setting that started it all with a zombie outbreak that reshaped the world.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The fictionalized version of his life, Marty Supreme has racked up a heap of nominations, including nine at the forthcoming Academy Awards in March.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The raise comes amid a boomlet in attention for the sport, thanks to the movie Marty Supreme, which stars Timothée Chalamet as a fictionalized version of table tennis star Marty Reisman.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The setting is Niura City, likely a fictionalized Miura, Kanagawa prefecture, just south of Tokyo.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
The book, illustrated by AJ Dungo, is a fictionalized account of real-life events.
—Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Finally, layered over these two is a fictionalized account of a road trip that Enrigue made with his family to Apache historical sites, including Geronimo’s grave in Lawton, Oklahoma.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Requiem will also return to the blast-scarred remains of Raccoon City, the fictionalized setting that started it all with a zombie outbreak that reshaped the world.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The fictionalized version of his life, Marty Supreme has racked up a heap of nominations, including nine at the forthcoming Academy Awards in March.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The raise comes amid a boomlet in attention for the sport, thanks to the movie Marty Supreme, which stars Timothée Chalamet as a fictionalized version of table tennis star Marty Reisman.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The setting is Niura City, likely a fictionalized Miura, Kanagawa prefecture, just south of Tokyo.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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Clavicular is like a blend of Dorian Gray and Patrick Bateman, those fictional creations of gay authors out to probe the sinister side of male vanity.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The prologue that opens Ragtime loudly announces the musical’s epic ambitions as its nine fictional characters and six of its historical figures introduce themselves with third-person narration and shout-singing.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Rogen, who in the show plays fictitious studio head Matt Remick, briefly attended the festival in September to do research.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Difuntorum also addressed hypothetical scenarios of litigation involving Paul, either as a plaintiff or a defendant, though there is no strong indication that either is likely.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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To test this, a team of four scientists built a computer simulation of this hypothetical collision.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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These aren’t speculative ideas.—
Brian Barlow,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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While this move is largely speculative at present, the strategic importance of the Middle East to the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency should not be underestimated, according to Deutsche.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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