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Recent Examples of fictionalized
The 1940 novel Darkness at Noon is a fictionalized but highly realistic account of a Soviet official who is arrested under Stalin, is charged with wild anti-Soviet conspiracies, and ultimately chooses to give a public confession.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Journey to the West presents a fictionalized version of Xuanzang’s pilgrimage, reimagining him as the monk Tang Sanzang, who is accompanied by three supernatural disciples, including Sun Wukong.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The crime thriller has Gray having helmed a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens and is also a companion piece to his 2022 film Armageddon Time.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The film stars renegade country singer Elizabeth Cook as a fictionalized version of herself, portraying an artist navigating midlife while contending with an industry that has never fully embraced her.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
After Caveman, the couple also appeared in Give My Regards to Broad Street, a musical drama depicting a fictionalized day in the life of McCartney.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
And don’t forget the 2024 film Saturday Night, a fictionalized retelling of how Michaels brought the show into being.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
This book gives a fictionalized account of how a plucky young boy brought that iconic tradition into existence during the 1930s.
—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
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Journey to the West presents a fictionalized version of Xuanzang’s pilgrimage, reimagining him as the monk Tang Sanzang, who is accompanied by three supernatural disciples, including Sun Wukong.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The crime thriller has Gray having helmed a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens and is also a companion piece to his 2022 film Armageddon Time.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The film stars renegade country singer Elizabeth Cook as a fictionalized version of herself, portraying an artist navigating midlife while contending with an industry that has never fully embraced her.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
After Caveman, the couple also appeared in Give My Regards to Broad Street, a musical drama depicting a fictionalized day in the life of McCartney.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
And don’t forget the 2024 film Saturday Night, a fictionalized retelling of how Michaels brought the show into being.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
This book gives a fictionalized account of how a plucky young boy brought that iconic tradition into existence during the 1930s.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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Those crews worked on the Country Club Plaza, in a home in Lee’s Summit and around local soccer fields — all on the Missouri side, even though the fictional Coach Lasso hails from Kansas.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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The show, which follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler moving to the fictional South Texas town of Rio Paloma, premiered May 15 and airs Fridays on Paramount+ and the Paramount Network.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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However, operators often hide behind fictitious or stolen identities and fail to comply with cease-and-desist letters; meanwhile, hosting servers are often untraceable, shielded by anonymization techniques or by being located in countries where legal enforcement is extremely difficult.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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He is charged with one count of unlawful voting by aliens and one count of the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under state law.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Advertisement This is not a hypothetical risk.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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This year’s Tony nominees are answering a hypothetical Broadway call.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Of course, the speculative, the surreal, the fantastic has always lent itself to intense, often other-wordly experiences of grief and upheaval.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Such scandals have put the spotlight on a murky (and growing) world of speculative, 24/7 transactions now filling the internet.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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