serialized 1 of 2

as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly a serialized made-for-TV movie

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serialized

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verb

past tense of serialize

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Recent Examples of serialized
Adjective
Noiser presents each story as a serialized listening experience in the podcast apps people already use every day. Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Seen together, the trilogy charts both a personal coming-of-age and a generational coming-to-grips with aging that, even when compared against similar serialized documentary experiments like Michael Apted’s 7 Up installments, feels wholly unique. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026 There’s some wisdom in not having a rape threat hover over ten hours of serialized television, and the shift has opened up some thorny connections between Cady and Anna Bowden, whose pasts continue to intersect in intriguing ways. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026 It’ll be built in limited numbers with serialized plaques on the dash, but the press release doesn’t mention how many the manufacturer will make. Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 July 2026 Genre has been a dominant publishing force since at least the nineteenth century, with pulp magazines and serialized paperbacks providing mass entertainment for readers of almost any age and demographic. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026 The workflow is designed specifically for serialized formats, with support for recurring characters, multi-episode continuity, and high-volume studio output – functions that generic AI video tools have not prioritized. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2026 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 This kind of serialized storytelling is central to television. Jessica Maddox, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serialized
Adjective
  • Trailer has dropped for Netflix‘s Hunting Gary Glitter, the former pop superstar who was exposed as a serial child abuser.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The discoveries have sparked fear of a potential serial killer at large and led to a public warning by the police.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Boards can be displayed with or without the pieces -- each is a large 18-by-18-inch size, printed on canvas and includes all playing pieces.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The priest was handing out little white cards on which were printed a prayer that Chaplain Judge had written.
    Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics on September 8.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The same poll found belief that data centers raise electricity bills jumped from 43% in January to nearly 60% by July—six months before Apollo or Morgan Stanley published a word of this research.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The victim had been wearing a smartwatch issued to her by police for her protection.
    Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The couple said they were surprised by the way the monarch issued that statement because they were given little time to review it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Serialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serialized. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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