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Recent Examples of fictionalized
However, the film itself isn’t set in Sacramento, but in a fictionalized location.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
In the eighth episode of the first season, Rogen's character goes to great lengths to get a fictionalized version of Zoë Kravitz to thank him in her acceptance speech.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Though the fictionalized telling of the death of William and Agnes Shakespeare’s eponymous son finds both parents wading through their grief, the mother carries more of the emotional weight.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
The play was hugely successful, acting as a fictionalized account of the struggles and successes of England’s football teams, based on extensive research and interviews.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
The movie is a fictionalized account of real-life serial killer Charles Starkweather and his teenage accomplice, Caril Ann Fugate.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon stars Hawke as a fictionalized version of Lorenz Hart, the brilliant lyricist who worked alongside composer Richard Rodgers before Rodgers teamed up with Oscar Hammerstein II.
—Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
In the eighth episode of the first season, Rogen's character goes to great lengths to get a fictionalized version of Zoë Kravitz to thank him in her acceptance speech.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Though the fictionalized telling of the death of William and Agnes Shakespeare’s eponymous son finds both parents wading through their grief, the mother carries more of the emotional weight.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
The play was hugely successful, acting as a fictionalized account of the struggles and successes of England’s football teams, based on extensive research and interviews.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
The movie is a fictionalized account of real-life serial killer Charles Starkweather and his teenage accomplice, Caril Ann Fugate.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon stars Hawke as a fictionalized version of Lorenz Hart, the brilliant lyricist who worked alongside composer Richard Rodgers before Rodgers teamed up with Oscar Hammerstein II.
—Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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As the voice of Rumi, Ejae performed the lead vocals of all the songs for HUNTR/X, the movie's fictional k-pop girl group that moonlights as demon hunters who protect the world from soul-sucking monsters.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the fictional story of the Shakespeare family, their family tragedy leads Shakespeare to write Hamlet.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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The series, which premiered on Netflix at the end of 2024, tells the story of the Buendía family over multiple generations and is set in the fictitious town of Macondo, Colombia, which the family founded.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hartnett suggested the hypothetical wasn’t necessarily what her side was arguing.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Forecasting revenues over a 99-year period stretches credibility, as economic models typically lose reliability within five years, making century-long projections speculative at best.—
Michelle Grau,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Government lawyers urged the court to dismiss the case, arguing no specific plaintiff has faced deportation or visa revocation and that any harm is speculative.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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