Recurring
Serial
Serial adjective - Appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly.
Usage example: “Uncle Tom's Cabin” first appeared as a serial novel from 1851 to 1852
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Synonyms for Serial
Recurring and serial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Recurring" instead an adjective "Serial".
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Related pairs
- regular and recurring
- regular and serial
- uninterrupted and recurring
- uninterrupted and serial
- continuous and recurring
- continuous and serial
- rhythmical and recurring
- rhythmical and serial
- continual and recurring
- continual and serial
- continuing and recurring
- continuing and serial
- continued and recurring
- continued and serial
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Recurring bad guy PJ Maybe, a mastermind-level Chessmaster, is probably the most famous example, but there have been regular serial killers, cannibalistic serial killers, skin-stealing serial killers, Snuff Film serial killers, a dentist serial killer, and robot-hating serial killers.
Source: Serial Killer - Characters who are one-shot or infrequent recurring characters in serial works would more likely follow the "continuous" rule.
Source: Analysis / The Woobie -
Multiple imitations soon followed, though "Lucy Seven" — sets of seven people, all inventive serial killers, is the recurring one in the series.
Source: Manga / MPD Psycho
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