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Recent Examples of fictionalized
The movie is based on Colleen Hoover's book of the same name, which is a fictionalized retelling of her family's experience with domestic violence.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Dahmer, similarly, was accused of exploiting the murders in a fictionalized way that some believed even glorified him as a killer in some ways.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
My second pitch is a little more left-of-center and would involve Maher again playing a version of herself, albeit in a more fictionalized, rom-com narrative.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024
One of the questions that Driver posed about defining love through a relationship — real or fictionalized — unearthed a playful and insightful answer.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
My previous response was an attempt to provide a creative and fictionalized piece of trivia about Lincoln to add an interesting twist to the description.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The comedy, which sees David playing a fictionalized and exaggerated version of himself, launched in 2000 and ran for eight seasons.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
The 30-minute film is based on true events and boasts fictionalized characters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
Calderón and Larraín playfully recap Pinochet’s colorful fictionalized past, stretching back to his origins as a soldier in the army of Louis XVI, opportunistically switching sides during the French Revolution and collecting a souvenir from the guillotining of Marie Antoinette.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Dahmer, similarly, was accused of exploiting the murders in a fictionalized way that some believed even glorified him as a killer in some ways.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
My second pitch is a little more left-of-center and would involve Maher again playing a version of herself, albeit in a more fictionalized, rom-com narrative.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024
One of the questions that Driver posed about defining love through a relationship — real or fictionalized — unearthed a playful and insightful answer.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
My previous response was an attempt to provide a creative and fictionalized piece of trivia about Lincoln to add an interesting twist to the description.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The comedy, which sees David playing a fictionalized and exaggerated version of himself, launched in 2000 and ran for eight seasons.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
The 30-minute film is based on true events and boasts fictionalized characters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
Calderón and Larraín playfully recap Pinochet’s colorful fictionalized past, stretching back to his origins as a soldier in the army of Louis XVI, opportunistically switching sides during the French Revolution and collecting a souvenir from the guillotining of Marie Antoinette.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionalized
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Originally a spinoff of the NBC sitcom, A Different World first centered on Denise’s life as an undergrad at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Faizon is perhaps best known for playing the manager of fictional department store Gimbels in 2003's Elf.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, who also are believed to be back for the sequel, Blue Mountain State is about a fictitious university, Blue Mountain State, and its football team, the Mountain Goats.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Last month, its editor revealed that A.I. had been used to tweak the Hungarian accents of its stars, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and to create fictitious architectural plans and buildings for the closing retrospective of the main character’s career.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The study found that a hypothetical investor with even the worst market timing crushed the returns of one who stayed in cash between 2003 and 2022.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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No more debating whether a spot should go to the most deserving team or the team that would be favored in a hypothetical matchup.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Expect Market Volatility The crypto market is currently in a hyper-sensitive state, with traders reacting sharply to any news—whether factual or speculative.—
Alice Liu,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Cramer named a few popular speculative names that saw losses on Thursday, including Palantir, Carvana and Applovin.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Fictionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionalized. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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