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Recent Examples of fictionalized
Mark O’Halloran’s psychologically and emotionally perceptive screenplay, based on Owen Martell’s semi-fictionalized novel, Intermission, never gets into specifics about the length of time the two musicians have known each other or the depth of their friendship.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
That sketch dovetailed nicely with his semi-regular appearances as a fictionalized version of himself in the broad ABC comedy Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Martin starred as a fictionalized version of themself in the show, which aired for two seasons and received strong critical acclaim.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
The singer is set to star as a fictionalized version of herself.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
However, the film itself isn’t set in Sacramento, but in a fictionalized location.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in a fictionalized account of the death of the Bard's son Hamnet, and depicts how the grief of losing a child inspired his profound tragedy Hamlet.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The play was hugely successful, acting as a fictionalized account of the struggles and successes of England’s football teams, based on extensive research and interviews.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
The movie is a fictionalized account of real-life serial killer Charles Starkweather and his teenage accomplice, Caril Ann Fugate.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
That sketch dovetailed nicely with his semi-regular appearances as a fictionalized version of himself in the broad ABC comedy Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Martin starred as a fictionalized version of themself in the show, which aired for two seasons and received strong critical acclaim.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
The singer is set to star as a fictionalized version of herself.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
However, the film itself isn’t set in Sacramento, but in a fictionalized location.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in a fictionalized account of the death of the Bard's son Hamnet, and depicts how the grief of losing a child inspired his profound tragedy Hamlet.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The play was hugely successful, acting as a fictionalized account of the struggles and successes of England’s football teams, based on extensive research and interviews.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
The movie is a fictionalized account of real-life serial killer Charles Starkweather and his teenage accomplice, Caril Ann Fugate.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
Adjective
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The difference between documentary approaches and fictional approaches to a musical figure — at heart, there’s no difference at all.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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But in a first for Marvel, Abdul-Mateen II was not there as himself, but rather in character as Simon Williams to discuss the fictional Wonder Man movie that is central to season one of the Disney+ show.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Comulate also invented a fictitious insurance agent named Jordan Bates, who purported to work for PBC and who interacted with Applied Systems salespeople through email (with a Phoenix Benefits email domain) to create a customer account on Applied’s Epic.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This concern is not hypothetical.—
Bhupinder Kaur,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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To define the contours of a market, the courts rely on a hypothetical monopolist test.—
Hal Singer,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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To my eye, Zurek has almost tied up the loose ends that have been confounding physics for 100 years, without invoking any substantially new or speculative assumptions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Deutsche Bank’s Reid noted that much of the selling driven by these anecdotes was purely speculative.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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