afterwords

plural of afterword
as in appendixes
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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appendixes
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  • Concise executive summaries matter more than dense appendices.
    Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The final version is nearly 1,000 pages with an additional 1,600 pages in appendices.
    Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Afterwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterwords. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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