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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as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals
the university library has a vast collection of serials
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Recent Examples of serial
Matt Kimball, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Scream Queens, which debuted in 2015, followed a group of sorority girls who realize they're being targeted by a serial killer.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Returning to his roots in daytime soaps, Hardy was hired in 1983 as an executive producer of ABC’s Ryan’s Hope, a once-popular serial that had experienced dwindling viewership since its mid-1970s heyday.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
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Adjective
For customers with an older version of Exadata deployed, consider this: Exadata X11M delivers 4x faster concurrent transaction throughput and 62% faster serial transaction processing than Exadata X7.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Scream Queens, which debuted in 2015, followed a group of sorority girls who realize they're being targeted by a serial killer.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, Time Cut is a time traveling slasher film where a girl warps to 2003 to try to save her sister from being serial killed.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Returning to his roots in daytime soaps, Hardy was hired in 1983 as an executive producer of ABC’s Ryan’s Hope, a once-popular serial that had experienced dwindling viewership since its mid-1970s heyday.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serial
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Their work began last year and continues through March, with the goals of creating a quilt show and adding information to the Mingei’s databases through researching periodicals, magazines, speaking with and learning from quilt historians, and from local quilters.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Johnson, who already has a pickleball business consulting business and a periodical launched focusing on the industry of the sport, will now help bring some organizational order to the growing world of facilities owners.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The decision was reportedly made by a court in Rostock, northern Germany after the parents of a boy tried to register the name with the local authorities, reported U.K. newspaper The Times.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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As flames advanced on homes in the Pacific Palisades, there was no professional Los Angeles Fire Department unit ready to take on the initial attack, the newspaper reported.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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In 2017, a study published in the journal Psychological and Cognitive Sciences concluded that this type of sensory-rich play supports cognitive development, enhancing brain function and neural connections in the process.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, a study in the journal Nature Sustainability evaluated the economic effects of California wildfires in 2018 and found that the majority of economic impact came from indirect losses, oftentimes in places and industries seemingly distant from the fires.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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The fact that his book doesn’t forget the body also means that the poet himself is embodied, experiencing desire, experiencing sensuality.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy outlined some similar possibilities in his 2023 book Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Explore great travel deals Smithsonian magazine participates in affiliate link advertising programs.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Learning that Fairbanks was a historian, author and podcaster, Lang recruited her to write for the magazine.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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