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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In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly.
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Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
Thrilled to Death collects a career-spanning selection of her short stories starting from the early ’90s, with an afterword by Lucy Sante.
—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
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Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
Thrilled to Death collects a career-spanning selection of her short stories starting from the early ’90s, with an afterword by Lucy Sante.
—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
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appendix
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Although cancer of the appendix is rare – typically, it’s estimated to affect about 1 or 2 people for every 1 million in the United States each year – diagnoses are rising sharply among Generation X and millennials, according to a new study.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
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Appendix cancer is often found after someone has appendicitis and gets their appendix removed.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
13 June 2025
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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterword. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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