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as in narrative
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as in novelette
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as in new
not known or experienced before
that's a novel idea for a TV series
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Recent Examples of novel
Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Literature too served as touchpoints, from Edith Wharton novels to Gertrude Stein’s 1914 book Tender Buttons.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Whether telling stories or researching scientific breakthroughs, today's generative AI isn't very good at creative leaps and novel insights.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name, Season 2 sees the return of Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag, Josie Totah and Imogen Waterhouse, with the ensemble cast also including Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan and Barney Fishwick.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Literature too served as touchpoints, from Edith Wharton novels to Gertrude Stein’s 1914 book Tender Buttons.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The opportunity to take a breather is a novel one for the Kingpins and Première Vision fixture, who studied at New York’s famed Fashion Institute of Technology before kicking off her career as a merchandising coordinator at Duet Textiles.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Whether telling stories or researching scientific breakthroughs, today's generative AI isn't very good at creative leaps and novel insights.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novel
Noun
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Philibert, who edits his own films, added that the most important thing was to construct a narrative.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Graphic novelettes issued by the U.S. Army Cyber Institute aim to educate soldiers about digital threats Stephen Cass 23 Mar 2018 3 min read Stephen Cass is the special projects editor at IEEE Spectrum.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Mar. 2018
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The next year, Hao Jingfang became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo, for her novelette Folding Beijing.—
Yi-Ling Liu,
Wired,
9 Mar. 2021
Adjective
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With respect to Korpisalo, the Sens’ love for their new goaltender has eclipsed their old flame.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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That said, Tesla’s new factory openings (e.g., the continued scaling of Shanghai Gigafactory) have strengthened its global footprint.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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It is now being reissued in a deluxe edition by prestige publisher Folio Society, with illustrations by Doug Bell, occasioning Miéville to sit for an interview looking back at the book’s impact on his career, the cultural influence of speculative fiction, and what’s next for him and his work.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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But reality is sometimes weirder than fiction, and that’s the case with the recent story about train robberies in the Southwest.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Centre Pompidou is hosting a monograph of Suzanne Valadon, who helped birth artistic modernity.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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The studio doubles as a library and movie theater with films selected by Academy Award nominee Hayek and artist monographs selected by Tate Modern director Vincente Todoli.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Despite the promising signs for KU’s offense, Kansas will enter the NCAA Tournament in unfamiliar territory.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Many students, especially first-generation college students or those unfamiliar with the complexities of financial aid, rely heavily on this support, and the loss of key staff members could make these processes more challenging.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Personal anecdotes are memorable and relatable—don’t be afraid to get personal.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The pair were discussing the energy levels of crowds at his shows, when Bristowe shared an anecdote about the president.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s initial $21 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs have been applied on items like American orange juice, peanut butter, coffee, appliances, footwear, cosmetics, motorcycles and certain pulp and paper products.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Strain the juice using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth to remove any remaining pulp.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novel. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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