serials

plural of serial

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Recent Examples of serials 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 Several companies have begun to supply bite-sized dramas and serials for venues like TikTok or Meta’s Reels. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 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 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serials
Noun
  • The Colorado Rockies’ history books are littered with elite offensive names and gaudy statistics.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Poet’s Vault adds another layer to the experience, offering customers a selection of new and vintage vinyl records and books.
    Evan Moore July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
    Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Mora’s handwritten journals have become both a creative tool and a personal record of her filmmaking journey.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Science advocacy groups and scientific journals led the way, and higher education coalitions, professional societies, elite research universities, and individual researchers followed.
    Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Recently, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district made local headlines after officials required administrators to review student newspapers prior to publication and outright censor certain reports based on vague standards.
    Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • Local newspapers and magazines have been particularly decimated by the cultural shift to online and social platforms.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • For decades, media meant whatever television stations, newspapers, magazines, or radio producers decided to show us.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Digital was quicker and cheaper, so magazines eventually started requiring it.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

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