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as in narrative
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as in novelette
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as in new
not known or experienced before
that's a novel idea for a TV series
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Recent Examples of novel
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Space Ghost Coast to Coast offered a novel take on the classic talk show format with its mix of live-action and animation.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Whether telling stories or researching scientific breakthroughs, today's generative AI isn't very good at creative leaps and novel insights.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
It’s based on a Jerzy Kosiński novel, Kosiński himself not alien to political serendipity.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Space Ghost Coast to Coast offered a novel take on the classic talk show format with its mix of live-action and animation.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The opportunity to take a breather is a novel one for the Kingpins and Première Vision fixture, who studied at New York’s famed Fashion Institute of Technology before kicking off her career as a merchandising coordinator at Duet Textiles.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Whether telling stories or researching scientific breakthroughs, today's generative AI isn't very good at creative leaps and novel insights.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novel
Noun
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The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Philibert, who edits his own films, added that the most important thing was to construct a narrative.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The next year, Hao Jingfang became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo, for her novelette Folding Beijing.—
Yi-Ling Liu,
Wired,
9 Mar. 2021
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The backstory of the novelette kept picking at my brain.—
Andrew Liptak,
The Verge,
18 Sep. 2018
Adjective
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With respect to Korpisalo, the Sens’ love for their new goaltender has eclipsed their old flame.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Part Of A Broader Effort Suppression of tax data is not new.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even the show’s outies are innies, of a kind, caught deliciously in fiction.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Here are our favorite transgender mice in fiction, from least to most transgender.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Centre Pompidou is hosting a monograph of Suzanne Valadon, who helped birth artistic modernity.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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The studio doubles as a library and movie theater with films selected by Academy Award nominee Hayek and artist monographs selected by Tate Modern director Vincente Todoli.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Despite the promising signs for KU’s offense, Kansas will enter the NCAA Tournament in unfamiliar territory.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Many students, especially first-generation college students or those unfamiliar with the complexities of financial aid, rely heavily on this support, and the loss of key staff members could make these processes more challenging.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Episode 2 of BLOW-UP, an anecdote is shared about how Tilberis’ dog once gave a fellow Bazaar employee’s dog a birthday gift.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Zilis shares anecdotes and photos of her twins on Twitter, which Musk has responded to with heart emojis.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s initial $21 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs have been applied on items like American orange juice, peanut butter, coffee, appliances, footwear, cosmetics, motorcycles and certain pulp and paper products.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Strain the juice using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth to remove any remaining pulp.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novel. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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