as in serialized
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" first appeared as a serial novel from 1851 to 1852
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as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals
the university library has a vast collection of serials
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Recent Examples of serial
Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2026
The Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school and two investigators got authorities to acknowledge that an Ohio serial killer might have been the person who killed the hunters in 1990.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2026
While Star Wars has historically borrowed its tone from B-movies and swashbuckling serials, Rogue One brought a new, more serious approach to its subject matter.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The resulting feature is enigmatic and lightly campy, strange and hallucinatory, taking place in a liminal futuristic city that’s clogged with thick mist and terrorized by a violent serial killer named Leather Man.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2026
The Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school and two investigators got authorities to acknowledge that an Ohio serial killer might have been the person who killed the hunters in 1990.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Noun
From there, the troupe has tackled a diverse range of shows — full plays, one-acts, 10-minute plays, festivals, sketch comedy, works-in-progress, a musical and a serial — in spaces all over town.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2026
While Star Wars has historically borrowed its tone from B-movies and swashbuckling serials, Rogue One brought a new, more serious approach to its subject matter.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serial
Adjective
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The Syfy-channel TV show Channel Zero uses some of the best known of these fables as fodder for serialized storytelling.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Projects span all genres, from fiction, animation to documentary and other non-serialized formats.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In 1971, Yoko Ono placed ads in local newspapers announcing a one-woman exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.—
Ariana Marsh,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
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An article published by the newspaper that honored her has been pulled down.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Each volume’s series editor selects notable work from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, and a special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then makes the final selection for the anthology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Scientists have previously wondered whether immune cells could be involved in magnetic sensing, but the new study published Thursday in the journal Science is the first to present a full-fledged theory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Living Room Luxury hotels always nail the little details, and coffee table books are one of the easiest ways to recreate that layered, curated feel at home.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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That magazine is tied to one of the weapons charges in Mangione’s state indictment, raising the prospect that count could be dropped from the case.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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This story appeared in the May 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.—
Brett Berk,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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