serial
noun
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
serials
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pluralof serial.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It allowed him to indulge his love of classic cliffhanger serials, and he tapped Spielberg to direct “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
South Africa's defence department said the navies were gathering "for an intensive programme of joint maritime safety operations, interoperability drills and maritime protection serials".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
So like the serials of the silent era, we’re left, for the moment at least, with a cliffhanger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Much like the old serials that the new Indiana Jones movie is mimicking.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2023
“Yes and no. The new evidence is a warm lead, obviously, but serials are tricky. They live for the cat-and-mouse, and they think twenty steps ahead.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
