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
While Star Wars has historically borrowed its tone from B-movies and swashbuckling serials, Rogue One brought a new, more serious approach to its subject matter.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
The franchise subsequently expanded with serials for radio and film — including Universal’s 1939 serial starring Buster Crabbe — as well as NBC’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, multiple comic and novel adaptations and a lucrative merchandising run.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Struzan partnered with artist Charles White III for 20th Century Fox to create the old-fashioned one-sheet that perfectly captures the spirit of classic Saturday matinee serials.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Weekly serials are compiled in paperback collections, called tankobon, that are sold in bookstores.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
The franchise subsequently expanded with serials for radio and film — including Universal’s 1939 serial starring Buster Crabbe — as well as NBC’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, multiple comic and novel adaptations and a lucrative merchandising run.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Struzan partnered with artist Charles White III for 20th Century Fox to create the old-fashioned one-sheet that perfectly captures the spirit of classic Saturday matinee serials.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Weekly serials are compiled in paperback collections, called tankobon, that are sold in bookstores.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serials
Noun
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Every month, Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani recommend new fiction and nonfiction books.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Just nine sentences from nine different books, very granular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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His houses were featured in such prominent periodicals as Life magazine in the 1950s and Vogue in 1972.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, Secretary Kennedy has made no secret of his disdain for mainstream medical journals.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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For decades, pharmaceutical marketing focused on physicians by advertising in medical journals, visits by sales representatives and providing free samples.—
Anna Chorniy,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Growing up, Silva-Soto joined her mom’s long shifts cleaning houses and delivering stacks of Journal Inquirer newspapers.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
2 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of newspapers and magazines were launched, and for the first time in forty years people formed organizations without securing approval from the state.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Serials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serials. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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