as in appendix
a part added at the end of a book or periodical
the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written
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Recent Examples of afterword
Thrilled to Death collects a career-spanning selection of her short stories starting from the early ’90s, with an afterword by Lucy Sante.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This essay is adapted from the afterword to the forthcoming paperback edition of his latest book, On China (Penguin, 2012).
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
Silver Snarling Trumpet features a foreword by John Mayer, an introduction by Dead biographer Dennis McNally, and an afterword by Brigid Meier, a longtime friend of Garcia and the band.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This essay is adapted from the afterword to the forthcoming paperback edition of his latest book, On China (Penguin, 2012).
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
Silver Snarling Trumpet features a foreword by John Mayer, an introduction by Dead biographer Dennis McNally, and an afterword by Brigid Meier, a longtime friend of Garcia and the band.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
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appendix
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Common treatments for this type of cancer include surgery to remove the appendix and any other affected organs, as well as chemotherapy to kill any metastasized cancer cells.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2025
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The five-year survival rate for low-grade appendix tumors is between 67 to 97 percent.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 June 2025
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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterword. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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