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
Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
When there's something strange in the neighborhood (a serial killer, perhaps), who ya gonna call?
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The character first leaped from a comic book page onto the screen in 1948, brought to life by Kirk Alyn in a 15-episode film serial.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Other business leaders, ranging from billionaire serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban to Rent The Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman, also identify adaptability as an in-demand job skill — especially as artificial intelligence increasingly finds its way into workplaces.
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Among her dozens of publications were seven novellas that appeared as serials in these two weeklies.
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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.—
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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.—
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Rebecca also contributes regularly to the i newspaper, Euronews and Fortune.—
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The financial crisis affecting local news means that most local newspapers can no longer support reporters in Washington.—
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That comforting hot cup of tea—or refreshing glass of iced tea on a hot summer day—could help reduce the amount of toxic metals in drinking water, according to a new paper published in the journal ACS Food & Science Technology.—
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The researchers published their findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.—
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Among his recent books is Scotch Whisky: Its History, Production and Appreciation.—
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One of the letters was published in full in Wolff's book.—
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Members of Daesh, a terror organization, beheaded the 21 men on the beach and then posted the photographs in Dabiq, its propaganda magazine.—
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This story appeared in the Feb. 12 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.—
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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