as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
a serialized made-for-TV movie
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Recent Examples of serialized
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
Over 300,000 creators published stories on the platform in the past year using its AI suite, which includes a Planner Agent, Context Agent and Drama Agent for serialized fiction.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
That's just the way that the escalating serialized drama has to be built.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Each set comes with a serialized Certificate of Authenticity and the final lot, set number 232, also comes with the three original dies used to strike the coins.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
In China, stores turned sales receipts into serialized fiction, printing 20 chapters of a compelling narrative featuring its mascot, Snow King, and sparking a nationwide craze.
—Theodora Yu, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
At first, Condé Nast wasn’t commenting on the salacious allegations her former fiancé, reporter Ryan Lizza, was making via his serialized Substack.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
But of all shows, does The Chair Company actually lend itself to an ongoing serialized narrative?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
The first cast member was just confirmed, the creative team has deep roots in series-building, and the premise leans into darker, more serialized storytelling than the monster-of-the-week formula most viewers know.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
Over 300,000 creators published stories on the platform in the past year using its AI suite, which includes a Planner Agent, Context Agent and Drama Agent for serialized fiction.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
That's just the way that the escalating serialized drama has to be built.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Each set comes with a serialized Certificate of Authenticity and the final lot, set number 232, also comes with the three original dies used to strike the coins.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
In China, stores turned sales receipts into serialized fiction, printing 20 chapters of a compelling narrative featuring its mascot, Snow King, and sparking a nationwide craze.
—Theodora Yu, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
At first, Condé Nast wasn’t commenting on the salacious allegations her former fiancé, reporter Ryan Lizza, was making via his serialized Substack.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
But of all shows, does The Chair Company actually lend itself to an ongoing serialized narrative?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serialized
Adjective
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While not as notorious as the Boston Strangler or the Zodiac Killer, several serial killers preyed on people recreating outdoors.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The debut season, drawing from Cornwell’s Postmortem and Autopsy, pits Kay against a new serial killer targeting women.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The manufacturing leads show me how quality check software monitors to catch fluke pages printed upside down or missing, but there are sometimes one or two that will slip through the system.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Each mat features original artwork and includes clear gameplay directions printed along the edge so everyone can easily join in.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The study is published in the journal Physical Review Letters.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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The former star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, who was set to star in the new season of ABC’s The Bachelorette until TMZ published a video showcasing an instance of domestic assault involving Taylor, has now publicly addressed ABC’s decision to pull the season off the air.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On Maui, officials issued an evacuation advisory for some Lahaina neighborhoods after nearby retention basins neared capacity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Guidelines had barred most outlets from Pentagon The Pentagon had first issued guidance in September that said reporters could lose their press access by attempting to obtain or publish information not authorized for public release.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Serialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serialized. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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