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as in narrative
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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
Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Hulu American Psycho (2000) Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 best-seller looks unrecognizable in Mary Harron’s cinematic adaptation of the controversial novel.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The Audacity, whose premiere Sunday is a significant event for AMC Global Media, is getting a full-tilt promotional push and a novel rollout on TikTok and Samsung smart TVs.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Hulu American Psycho (2000) Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 best-seller looks unrecognizable in Mary Harron’s cinematic adaptation of the controversial novel.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Instead of viewing diagnosis as a logistical nightmare requiring constant coordination, these novel approaches view it as an approachable procedure.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The Audacity, whose premiere Sunday is a significant event for AMC Global Media, is getting a full-tilt promotional push and a novel rollout on TikTok and Samsung smart TVs.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novel
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Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Each dish reflects memory, heritage, and the collective voice of his team, giving space to narratives that deserve to be heard.—
Eric Ripert,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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His government promulgated a new constitution after just nine days of debate in the National Assembly.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Years later, new forensic testing led to a breakthrough.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The film, which is Schlöndorff’s first fiction feature in close to a decade, will debut in the Cannes Premiere section.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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To make our lineup, The Times surveyed more than 200 authors, publishers, journalists and general book club enthusiasts to select the best book club reads in 10 categories, including romance, mystery, memoir and literary fiction.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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Xhekaj did seem to settle down and play some good hockey while playing in unfamiliar situations.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another important aspect of the Expeditionary PathMaster is its role in expeditionary warfare, where forces are deployed quickly into unfamiliar regions with minimal existing support.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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In another anecdote, Parker spoke about Pearlman offering to massage him in a hotel room.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lahm explains Neuer’s ascent (and World Cup ball nerds will love the Jabulani anecdote).—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Printed on the smudgy, if colorful, cheap wood-pulp paper that would give an entire genre its name, Amazing Stories first began distribution in April of 1926.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Maine has lost much of its pulp and paper industry in the last few decades, leaving a gap data centers could fill said Maine State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Patrick Woodcock.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novel. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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