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as in novelette
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not known or experienced before
that's a novel idea for a TV series
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Recent Examples of novel
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The Trio is a six half-hour drama based on the bestselling novel by Johanna Hedman, made produced by SF Studios for SkyShowtime.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Spector’s idea of pairing Jafa with Prince is novel at first, but wholly natural when seen together.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
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Noun
Her most recent novel is The Blue Window.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The Trio is a six half-hour drama based on the bestselling novel by Johanna Hedman, made produced by SF Studios for SkyShowtime.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Adjective
Additionally, novel concepts such as drone-on-drone combat have materialized.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Spector’s idea of pairing Jafa with Prince is novel at first, but wholly natural when seen together.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novel
Noun
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The newest data fits a trend, alongside news that Chicago once again has the country’s busiest airfield and is a top tourist destination, disproving the narrative that the city is shrinking, said Erin Connelly, communication director for Mayor Brandon Johnson.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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That failure is as much a problem of form as of substance, because to break out of the apolitical bubble of personalities is also to break out of the iridescent bubble of elegant narrative.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 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 film has also landed a pair of high-profile new additions.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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There was a lot wrong with it, and new things were going wrong all the time, but many of the old things that had been going wrong were also getting fixed.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Noun
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This book has an addictive narrative style that feels more like a fiction thriller than nonfiction.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Apple TV‘s Murderbot blends science-fiction, comedy, human emotion and many more elements, so the music is just as eclectic.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
Noun
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When Benedict Nicolson published a seminal monograph on the artist in 1968, his subtitle was Painter of Light.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The firm, which recently released Drawn Together, a monograph of its interiors with Rizzoli, leans into the drama for its more maximalist interiors.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Experts urge caution around the release of the new files, warning that UAP videos are often misinterpreted and mischaracterized by those unfamiliar with military technology.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Democratic voters in the party’s remaining strongholds in Broward and Palm Beach counties may also have to get used to something unfamiliar — being represented in Congress by a Republican.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Assayas offers anecdotes, a feuilleton of tyranny in which the foibles of the mighty and the ruthless reveal the sentimental side of cruelty, the amusement value of ugly deeds, and the polite side of monstrous ideas.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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During a recent interview at Netflix’s Hollywood complex, the 70-year-old Davis was loose and vibrant, spilling out colorful anecdotes and celebrating what appears to be a fresh and exciting moment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The pits came from 1960s-era pulp and paper mill waste that was buried and abandoned under the rising river.—
Rebekah F. Ward,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Understanding Paper Wasps These wasps make papery nests by scraping and chewing wood into a paste-like pulp—sort of like spit-balls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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“Novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novel. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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