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Recent Examples of fictionalized
Based on the second-longest investigation in Swedish history, this is a fictionalized account of the 2004 double murder of a small boy and a 50-year-old woman in the small town of Linkoping.
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Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
This is intertwined with fictionalized scenes of Du Bois’s final years working on the project in the newly independent African nation.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
This was shown by the win for Kneecap, the semi-fictionalized story of Irish rappers Kneecap, which won Rich Peppiatt the BAFTA for outstanding debut by a British director.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Henry wrote a fictionalized account of her time with Liam in a novel, Looking Forward, which came out in May 2024.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
From the get-go, though, Hyde knew that Oscar-winning Olivia Colman would be perfect to play her, or rather a fictionalized version of herself called Hannah.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Players also compete in teams of two, and the game is set 60 years into the future of a fictionalized Earth.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Another element featured in the Rollins section is a fictionalized dissection of the relationship between Dylan and frequent collaborator Joan Baez, here named Alice Fabian (Julianne Moore).
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
The movie is based on Colleen Hoover's book of the same name, a fictionalized retelling of her family's experience with domestic violence.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
This is intertwined with fictionalized scenes of Du Bois’s final years working on the project in the newly independent African nation.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
This was shown by the win for Kneecap, the semi-fictionalized story of Irish rappers Kneecap, which won Rich Peppiatt the BAFTA for outstanding debut by a British director.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Henry wrote a fictionalized account of her time with Liam in a novel, Looking Forward, which came out in May 2024.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
From the get-go, though, Hyde knew that Oscar-winning Olivia Colman would be perfect to play her, or rather a fictionalized version of herself called Hannah.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Players also compete in teams of two, and the game is set 60 years into the future of a fictionalized Earth.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Another element featured in the Rollins section is a fictionalized dissection of the relationship between Dylan and frequent collaborator Joan Baez, here named Alice Fabian (Julianne Moore).
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
The movie is based on Colleen Hoover's book of the same name, a fictionalized retelling of her family's experience with domestic violence.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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Bad Summer People, which has drawn comparisons to The White Lotus, is set in the idyllic fictional town of Salcombe, Fire Island, and follows a sequence of life shattering events when a body is discovered off the side of the boardwalk.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the series, Sephora becomes a sponsor for the fictional Los Angeles Waves basketball team, of which Kate Hudson’s character becomes the president.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Amid the audience laughter at a lecture, U.S. Navy oceanographer Robert Ballard bit his tongue and told the questioner the jewelry was fictitious.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Searches were carried out in France and Belgium last month to determine if his Belgian tax domicile was fictitious.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Not in some hypothetical future—but right now, in workflows that have long resisted automation.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Here's the full hypothetical trade: Yankees receive: RHP Bobby Miller Dodgers receive: OF Everson Pereira, LHP Brock Selvidge The Dodgers are seemingly ready to move on from former top prospect Bobby Miller.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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First, because our common narrative framework depends on the past, many people still consider warming through a speculative lens, failing to recognize the severity, and urgency, of superstorms and sea-level rise.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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But there was a definite hostage-video vibe to her appearances during the presidential campaign, giving students of body language a speculative field day.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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