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 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 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

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Noun

Lately, Klassen has brought those anthropomorphic gifts to board books, those indestructible literary objects that are larger than a cellphone and smaller than a tablet and far better than either for your child’s attention span, mood, and gums.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Greaney also co-authored several books in the Jack Ryan series created by Tom Clancy.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of books

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

Definition of periodicals

Noun

Then again, the paper was published in Nature, one of the world’s most authoritative and influential scientific journals.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
In the film, Eleanor Coppola is voiced by Diane Lane, who reads passages from the late filmmaker’s journals reflecting on her time on set and her relationship with her daughter.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of journals

Noun

The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
At first glance, the title sounds like another lament for the decline of local newspapers.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of newspapers

Noun

Her work may be found in major magazines, newspapers, and digital publications.

— Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The lobby’s retro Sweet N’ Glow Salon’s color scheme is as pink as a packet of Sweet N’ Low sugar substitute, complete with beehive hair dryers, vintage magazines, and a kitschy wig collection.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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