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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According to the Mayo Clinic, appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix that often results in a patient needing to have their appendix surgically removed.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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On Saturday, her brother Robert Irwin revealed that Bindi underwent immediate surgery due to a ruptured appendix.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterword. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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