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
Dave Smith, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, with Harris’ child assault causing death and human trafficking case headed to trial, his defense attorney has taken aim at Doe’s credibility, calling her a serial liar who admitted telling numerous falsehoods to police along the way.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 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
But according to Scott Galloway, a serial entrepreneur and professor of marketing at New York University, that doesn’t paint the complete picture.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, with Harris’ child assault causing death and human trafficking case headed to trial, his defense attorney has taken aim at Doe’s credibility, calling her a serial liar who admitted telling numerous falsehoods to police along the way.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 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
Adjective
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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
Noun
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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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Formal inquiries began after complaints that personal information shared only in private realms was routinely exposed on the front pages of national newspapers, causing distress and compromising the safety of those targeted.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Organic mulches include straw, pine needles, wood chips and bark, shredded leaves, and layers of newspaper.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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The details of the team’s research were published in the journal Nature Communications.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Graham is the lead author of a study about the unprecedented phenomenon that published Tuesday in the journal Nature Astronomy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Another surprise is the stealth-like performance of Regretting You, the adaptation of the Colleen Hoover book.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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Set on Christmas Eve, this adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's beloved 1985 children's book follows a young boy whose waning belief in Santa Claus is reinvigorated after hopping on a magical train to the North Pole.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Her mother, also named Sally Kirkland, was a fashion editor at Vogue and LIFE magazines.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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The buildout is sometimes delayed by regulations like mandates that cables run underground in bird habitats, Down To Earth magazine reported.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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