Thesaurus results for SERIALS

serials

noun

plural of serial

as in books

a publication that appears at regular intervals the university library has a vast collection of serials

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Recent Examples of serials But there was a time when comic-book heroes appeared on movie screens only sparingly — particularly between the waning days of old serials and the premiere of Superman in 1978. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026 Romance stories and drama thrillers are still the dominant genres for short-form serials and recurring series, but that mix is changing. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 In the early 1960s, he was cast in the single-season CBS daytime soap Our Five Daughters — which debuted a year after the sitcom My Three Sons — beginning a string of roles in serials for Cypher. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 The Quatermass Experiment was a set of four different sci-fi serials, each containing 6 episodes, that debuted in 1953, a full decade before Who hit our screens. — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026 There have been dozens and dozens of ceremonies on soaps over the past 80 years, including nuptials for infamous characters of daytime serials and fan-favorite supercouples. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 This book got its start as part of the SCP Wiki, a collaborative writing space about fictional paranormal items and entities studied scientifically, and a lot of your previous works have been released as web serials. — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 Despite his badass Mandalorian bounty hunter credentials, Djarin proves refreshingly vulnerable, with various bad guys getting the better of him so often the film begins to resemble one of those old-time movie serials whose installments always ended with a cliffhanger. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 Movies, especially science fiction serials, often told the same story. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The Met Store sells jewelry, home gifts, books, stationery, and other knick-knacks inspired by the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Blood of My Blood, which is based on Outlander author Diana Gabaldon’s beloved books, also stars Sam Retford, Conor MacNeill, Sara Vickers, and more.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of books

Noun

People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
It is anticipated that all IEEE periodicals will be included in the Integrity Hub screening by the end of this year.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of periodicals

Noun

As the historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway reported in the book Merchants of Doubt, the institute strategically refused to publish in journals subject to independent peer review.

— Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
With Diane Lane narrating from Eleanor’s journals during that time, Making Marie Antoinette transcends a behind-the-scenes special and becomes a much more intimate look into the artistry of a mother and daughter in conversation with each other.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of journals

Noun

Americans trust local news outlets more than national organizations, but local newspapers are dying at alarming rates.

— Kenneth Michael White, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
In October 1950, Peanuts debuted as a syndicated strip in seven newspapers before eventually becoming a global phenomenon.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of newspapers

Noun

The publication, which began with a text from Sofia Coppola, arrives at a time when teen magazines have dwindled, with Seventeen discontinuing monthly print issues in 2018, and Teen Vogue folding into Vogue in 2025.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
By the 1950s, this thinking had trickled down to the masses, and with help from women’s magazines, wearing white after Labor Day was considered inappropriate.

— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026

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