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Recent Examples of fictionalized
Dahmer, similarly, was accused of exploiting the murders in a fictionalized way that some believed even glorified him as a killer in some ways.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
My second pitch is a little more left-of-center and would involve Maher again playing a version of herself, albeit in a more fictionalized, rom-com narrative.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024
One of the questions that Driver posed about defining love through a relationship — real or fictionalized — unearthed a playful and insightful answer.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
My previous response was an attempt to provide a creative and fictionalized piece of trivia about Lincoln to add an interesting twist to the description.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The comedy, which sees David playing a fictionalized and exaggerated version of himself, launched in 2000 and ran for eight seasons.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
The 30-minute film is based on true events and boasts fictionalized characters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
Calderón and Larraín playfully recap Pinochet’s colorful fictionalized past, stretching back to his origins as a soldier in the army of Louis XVI, opportunistically switching sides during the French Revolution and collecting a souvenir from the guillotining of Marie Antoinette.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
The film stars Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon and is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel, which takes a fictionalized look at Monroe’s inner life.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
My second pitch is a little more left-of-center and would involve Maher again playing a version of herself, albeit in a more fictionalized, rom-com narrative.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024
One of the questions that Driver posed about defining love through a relationship — real or fictionalized — unearthed a playful and insightful answer.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
My previous response was an attempt to provide a creative and fictionalized piece of trivia about Lincoln to add an interesting twist to the description.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The comedy, which sees David playing a fictionalized and exaggerated version of himself, launched in 2000 and ran for eight seasons.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
The 30-minute film is based on true events and boasts fictionalized characters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
Calderón and Larraín playfully recap Pinochet’s colorful fictionalized past, stretching back to his origins as a soldier in the army of Louis XVI, opportunistically switching sides during the French Revolution and collecting a souvenir from the guillotining of Marie Antoinette.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
The film stars Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon and is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel, which takes a fictionalized look at Monroe’s inner life.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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Estranged from his family and battling health issues, Husk, a fictional character, becomes consumed with stopping Matthews and his destructive grand plan.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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By ignoring the actual crime and focusing on the fictional characters the answer immediately became clear.Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Now, roughly six months later, prosecutors in Ventura County are alleging Boyer attempted to register various fictitious felines to vote in the months preceding the November election.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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In fact, others say Hollywood has become inhospitable to Israelis, even fictitious ones.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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To get into this hypothetical portfolio, a stock must have five-year historical earnings growth of 25% a year or better, yet the stock price must be 12 times earnings or less.John Dorfman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This means that Teste consecrates himself to a basically hypothetical existence.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Cox had a reputation for yelling slurs at girls out of the window of his Chevy, an unsavory fact that ballooned into motive in speculative conversations.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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These developments will likely work to mitigate risks of investing in a speculative asset, inviting more players into the market - and this is already happening.Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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