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
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The discovery of Suazo's body marks the 13th unexplained death in remote or wooded areas in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine since March, sparking concerns of a possible serial killer on the loose in the region, Fox News reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 June 2025
Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The re-up keeps the serial, which launched in 1987, on the network through its 41st year in 2027-28.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The serial killer known as the Night Stalker, a professed Satanist, had been sentenced to death a year before, and the McMartin Preschool molestation case, with its wild claims of ritual abuse of children, was still slogging through the courts.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The discovery of Suazo's body marks the 13th unexplained death in remote or wooded areas in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine since March, sparking concerns of a possible serial killer on the loose in the region, Fox News reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
With a visual style reminiscent of silent films, pulp serials, and very early computer games, Lucas Pope’s masterpiece begins with a mystery: The Obra Dinn, a merchant vessel missing since 1803, has suddenly appeared off the coast of England five years later, with all 60 souls aboard dead.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The re-up keeps the serial, which launched in 1987, on the network through its 41st year in 2027-28.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serial
Noun
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Plenty of people still enjoy traditional books and periodicals, and there are even readers for whom the networked age has enabled a kind of hyper-literacy; for them, a smartphone is a library in their pocket.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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In each of these periodicals, the passage—unmoored from its original context among other beauty secrets—offered a lengthy and extremely specific taxonomy of the connection between hair and character: Coarse, black hair and dark skin signify great power of character, with a tendency to sensuality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Brett had rediscovered the old newspaper article while going through some things at home.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Richard kept newspaper clippings about their abductions in a locker in his apartment, and authorities later found both fingerprint and DNA evidence connecting him to the crimes, The Washington Post reported.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The findings were published in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Noun
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There were reports that the players took charge after a couple of games and insisted on changes to the starting XI, wrote Brian Glanville in his book, The History of the World Cup, although these suggestions are denied by members of Feola’s coaching staff.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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This five-piece tiered shelf acts as its own piece of wall decor while also holding books, flowers, plants, and picture frames.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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But just as important to the Poles living under Soviet dictatorship were art books, fashion magazines, religious texts, lighthearted novels and regular newspapers.—
Valorie Castellanos Clark,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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After nearly a decade together, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have split, People magazine confirmed on Thursday (June 26).—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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