as in serialized
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" first appeared as a serial novel from 1851 to 1852
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a publication that appears at regular intervals
the university library has a vast collection of serials
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Recent Examples of serial
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
And while all this is happening, Dexter also makes the time to start targeting other serial killers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Nathan Howard | Reuters Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
Developments from the White House are growing more exciting and unpredictable than those 1,000-episode Asian drama serials.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Hall is in Murphy’s upcoming FX series The Beauty, and Krieps will feature in season three of Monster, which stars Charlie Hunnam as serial killer Ed Gein.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
And while all this is happening, Dexter also makes the time to start targeting other serial killers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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The novel and the musical both have roots in popular 19th-century entertainment—vaudevilles, comic operas, and newspaper serials.
—Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Nathan Howard | Reuters Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
Developments from the White House are growing more exciting and unpredictable than those 1,000-episode Asian drama serials.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serial
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How accurate is the Farmers' Almanac? Farmers' Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818, providing long-range weather predictions for the U.S. and Canada.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies by Jean Kerr (1957) $16 $19 now 16% off This used to be a proper country, where numerous humor writers regularly published in mainstream periodicals their gentle, relatable, and cutting musings about the foibles of modern life.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Daniel also has and continues to be involved in podcasting at the newspaper.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
1 Aug. 2025
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Pitched as a family-friendly technology, newspapers described how users could browse recipes while watching cooking shows or to learn about regional salmon while watching a fishing program.—
Time,
Time,
31 July 2025
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The findings are detailed in a study published July 31 in the journal Cell.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
31 July 2025
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The latest comes out of Stanford and was published earlier this week in the Nature Photonics journal, where researchers built a 3mm VR display with an incredibly wide field of view.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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Local students can be seen tucking into a book or studying at no-fuss black, metal tables.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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The 2013 book follows Andy shortly after she's turned 30, and has transitioned her career into becoming a successful magazine editor alongside Emily, now one of her best friends.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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But as Jennifer Levasseur wrote for Smithsonian magazine in 2019, the franchise’s branding and merchandising campaigns—through the sale of toys, figurines and eventually video games—helped secure the franchise’s financial success and inspired its global fandom.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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Hurwitz is the executive editor of the online classical-music magazine ClassicsToday.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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