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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
Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Rebirth, the summer 2025 relaunch of the more than thirty-year-old film franchise that effloresced from Michael Crichton’s 1993 novel Jurassic Park.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Now that’s a novel way to get your toddler to eat something other than cookies.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
That movie, a bracing examination of the psychological toll of motherhood, would go on to wide acclaim and awards recognition, including Oscar nominations for actors Buckley and Olivia Colman, as well as for Gyllenhaal’s screenplay (an adaptation of the 2006 novel by Elena Ferrante).
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Rebirth, the summer 2025 relaunch of the more than thirty-year-old film franchise that effloresced from Michael Crichton’s 1993 novel Jurassic Park.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
View gallery - 8 images Vinyl records have been finding more and more new ears in recent years, and Mixx Audio has a novel turntable to help keep the groove moving – one that also rocks a CD player plonked right in the middle of the platter, as well as flexible connectivity.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Now that’s a novel way to get your toddler to eat something other than cookies.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novel
Noun
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The book’s primary characters are fictional, but many names (CPS, Bennett) are not, and the narrative itself weaves in actual texts and emails that flew between real participants.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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This is partly why, even at just 30 years old, Chalamet entered this Oscar season with a persuasive narrative to go all the way.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Alfred Hitchcock turned one of Woolrich’s novelettes into Rear Window, for which Woolrich was paid the grand sum of $650.—
Sam Kashner,
Air Mail,
12 Apr. 2025
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What began as an audio-only novelette (drawing on el-Mohtar’s own experience with the harp) has transformed into a novella with illustrations: In the town of Thistleford, Hawthorn sisters Esther and Ysabel raise their voices together to sing about everything from adventure to sadness.—
Natalie Zutter
January 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The universe is giving us space to integrate new desires without losing compassion for others.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Steve Carell taught it, and Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group, so to get in there and have that happen was just absolutely magical.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every month, Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani recommend new fiction and nonfiction books.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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That Hayley — who reveals herself to be a former escort hired by Whitney — plays such a pivotal role as both a convenient victim and the one who actually procures young women for Whitney’s blackmail schemes is another point where reality and fiction begin to dovetail.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sereno and his team were inspired by a discovery by a French geologist referenced in a monograph from the 1950s.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Sereno explained that the search for this new dinosaur began with a single line in a 1960s monograph.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What is happening now has taken our city to a place that feels unfamiliar.—
Andrea Levine O’Rourke,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Texas baseball has spent so much of its time this season steamrolling its opposition that any sense of adversity might have felt unfamiliar.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There have also been a number of studies examining impacts on addiction in real-world use of the drugs prescribed for other diseases, as well as countless anecdotes of people’s personal experiences.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Stamper has broadened my mind with a book full of fascinating tidbits and anecdotes, and a delightful quantity of humor.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the pulp is removed, the liquid takes up less space.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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Chewed Wood Some wasps chew on wood piles, fence posts, trees, and wood homes to gather pulp to build their nests.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novel. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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