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
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
Bathed in dark blue tones and noirish intrigue, Wicked City is a bit like Michael Mann’s Manhunter (which debuted a year earlier) if the villains were demonic terrorists instead of serial killers.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Weekly serials are compiled in paperback collections, called tankobon, that are sold in bookstores.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Wuornos, a serial killer who confessed to murdering seven men in Florida from 1989 to 1999 before being sentenced to death for her crimes, was dating a woman named Tyria Moore at the time of her murder spree.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
Bathed in dark blue tones and noirish intrigue, Wicked City is a bit like Michael Mann’s Manhunter (which debuted a year earlier) if the villains were demonic terrorists instead of serial killers.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Interestingly enough, the serial comes directly after the previous Lemon dial, which suggests that perhaps a few more Lemons exist than those known today.
—Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Weekly serials are compiled in paperback collections, called tankobon, that are sold in bookstores.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serial
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Spinning off movie properties to TV has had mixed results and doing horror in particular is considered a pretty tricky genre for serialized shows.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Launching a medical procedural with serialized elements, including a romance, has been a big priority there.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Studies on bohemianism tend to emphasize the primacy of cities, where radical and eclectic ideas were shared through newspapers, literary periodicals, coffeehouses, bars, cafés, bookstores, and art galleries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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Written and directed by Mickey Reece (Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece’s Alien), Every Heavy Thing stars Josh Fadem (Twin Peaks, Better Call Saul, 30 Rock) as a mild-mannered ad salesperson for an online periodical, who witnesses a murder and spirals into paranoia.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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The comments were picked up by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, and CNN asked the two former US Navy officers to review that report and the video.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To avoid any issues but keep the memories, place any souvenir stamps in a travel journal.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The details of the team’s research were published in the journal Nano Energy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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After dropping 43 points against Golden State on Tuesday, Doncic somehow topped it, finishing with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists and etching his name in the history books for several reasons.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sports books spend hundreds of millions on advertising annually, primarily during games, along with pregame and post-game shows, according to MediaRadar, which tracks and estimates ad spending.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tens of thousands of callous-handed firefighters and tender veterinarians each year are snubbed in favor of bankable Hollywood stars that, coincidentally, tend to bring attention to suffering magazines.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sami Hamdi is the editor-in-chief of , a magazine covering current affairs in the Middle East, East Asia, and the United Kingdom.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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