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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novels
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These narratives, according to the researchers, suggest that a mindset of commitment helps couples get through during periods of adversity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Although Romano rightly considered her depictions of dreams to be realistic, the book itself, with its uncanny, fragmented narratives, could not have been more distinct from the neorealist literature that was in vogue at the time.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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It is rooted in the dehumanizing language and convenient fictions that precede acts of violence.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the best advice remains to ignore these texts.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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In October 2020, Lauryn and Owen began receiving threatening texts from a series of unknown numbers, which escalated up to 40 to 50 texts a day.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Out of all the allegations, a few anecdotes have defined the controversy.—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s just silly claims, silly anecdotes that are designed clearly to play to an audience on Fox News.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Huddart realized that this was due to the uneven way the yarns were brought together when forming strands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The experience was the ultimate field trip that brought their science textbooks to life in the most unforgettable way.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Reading/writing, the traditional mode, relies on textbooks and note-taking.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her work has appeared in many anthologies and magazines, including the New York Times, Newsweek, and the Nation.—
Beverly Gologorsky
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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This was made back when horror anthologies were all the rage, and King was at the center of them.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Novels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novels. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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