novels

noun

plural of novel
1
as in narratives

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as in novelettes

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Recent Examples of novels Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair. — Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novels
  1. narratives
  2. texts
  3. fictions
  4. textbooks
  5. anecdotes
  6. anthologies
  7. yarns
  8. treatises
Noun
  • That idea became the foundation for the exhibit’s title, which refers to more than 6,000 freedom narratives identified by historians.
    — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Each movie will be told from one of the band members’ points of view, with all four films having interconnected narratives.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Miles says similar texts were sent to others about the recall, and that the texts constitute quid pro quo, a major ethics violation.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mick Night, of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, has consulted for about a year with the Gilmers on selling the property and did not return emails, calls or texts seeking comment.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of texts
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  • The ultimate object of these fictions is disorientation, more than belief.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Invasion fictions tended to spring up in response to each new form of invasion panic.
    — Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026
Definition of fictions
Noun
  • College makes money tight between tuition, textbooks and other school expenses.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But what troubles him most is not only what has disappeared from textbooks.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of textbooks
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  • Sivan describes the anecdotes in the song as a collage of, and love letter inspired by, several women in his personal life.
    — Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement But researchers and political scientists have cast doubt on whether those anecdotes are reflective of a widespread trend.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of anecdotes
Noun
  • The third chapter of my book on anthologies, The Treasuries, is about literary censorship in the early nineteenth century.
    — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
  • Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Definition of anthologies
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  • Researchers will next study how the yarns perform when processed into textiles and whether they can be recycled thermomechanically at the end of their useful lives.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Colored yarns create a salt-and-pepper effect that gives this piece textural depth.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of yarns
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  • Physiognomic treatises reappeared in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, then took off in the eighteenth and nineteenth.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • One way to reduce the risk of this happening is to connect the AI model to a body of legal material, such as case law and treatises.
    — Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Definition of treatises

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