NOVELS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

novels

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plural of novel

as in narratives

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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

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Our save-the-planet narratives are becoming increasingly far-fetched.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Then there’s a clearing of throats, and like malware, the narratives begin to establish persistence over mood and multiply.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of narratives

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Marshall’s campaign provided no comment in response to phone calls, texts and emails seeking responses to a detailed list of questions over the course of two weeks for this story.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
This month, Togo invited citizens to contribute texts, recordings, and translations to help AI models understand the West African country’s 50 local languages.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of texts

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Donors can pay for additional expenses, such as transportation and textbooks, and fund extra academic advising and mentoring.

— Genevieve Shaker, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
One group was allowed to consult Claude for help; the other could only use Google and textbooks.

— Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of textbooks

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There’s an exodus reversal happening, as seen by a growing body of relevant anecdotes.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Beneath his commentary on trending topics and crowd interactions are anecdotes inspired by Brookzz’s family and his personal life, giving the debut a hint of intimacy and a glimpse into the man behind the charming grin and witty quips.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of anecdotes

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The Babysitter not only marks the fourth film in an ongoing partnership between the streamer and the prolific children’s horror author, but also the first not based on a short from Stine’s Nightmare Hour or Haunting Hour anthologies.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
That said, there’s something about being held captive inside another person’s questionable taste that can really work for certain horror anthologies, and the director at least comes off wonderfully playful here.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of anthologies

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Sans will operate with another company under Reshoring Textiles called Spinnere, which, according to its official website, makes cotton, cotton-rich blends, and filament yarns for mills and brands from its facilities in Alabama and South Carolina.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
But the two who chose to spin a couple of yarns had excellent stories from their time on the line and reveled in the size of the headquarters of what used to be the Chrysler Corporation, which has cut them both checks since the 1960s.

— Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of yarns

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Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
It is widely regarded as one of the most influential treatises on warfare ever written.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

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