serialized 1 of 2

adjective

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

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verb

past tense of serialize
as in printed

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Recent Examples of serialized
Adjective
Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint is getting in on the podcast game with a new serialized audiobook of Treasure Island. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 In particular, serialized dramas about women are undersupplied. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s a proper mystery to solve each episode, and a really intriguing serialized arc as well. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serialized
  1. serial
  2. printed
  3. published
  4. issued
Adjective
  • Now state police have given them some closure and believe the suspect may have been a serial killer behind more deaths.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As part of his closing statement the lawyer also rounded on the 2023 Channel 4 documentary that alleged Brand was a serial abuser as part of a joint investigation with The Sunday Times of London.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of serial
Verb
  • In addition, election officials had extra ballots printed, Sloop said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Officials say 5 million stickers featuring the design have been printed and distributed statewide.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of printed
Verb
  • Their findings, published in Langmuir, could help address the challenges the industry faces with conventional liquid and gel propellants, including fuel movement inside tanks and pumping fuel into engines.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Perhaps most intriguingly, the researchers also saw signs that the rock had been exposed to water during its evolution, a find detailed in work published this summer in Science Advances.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle all either issued new bonds or reportedly planned to do so, with interest rates on the rise.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Apple's earnings The iPhone maker reported better-than-expected revenue in its fourth-quarter earnings, but fell short of estimates on iPad sales and issued a margin forecast that disappointed investors.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
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“Serialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serialized. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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