appendix

noun

ə-ˈpen-diks How to pronounce appendix (audio)
Definition of appendixnext
as in epilogue
a part added at the end of a book or periodical an appendix listing all of the artist's known works and their current locations

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Recent Examples of appendix The employment agreement includes an appendix that releases the university from all claims for incidents or events prior to the contract’s effective date. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 June 2026 An upcoming public health assessment will address the study in an appendix, agency spokesperson Nancy Nydam Shirek said in an email to the AJC. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 There was a stage four tumor in the appendix. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Orlando’s worldwide image as a suburban appendix to theme parks was eclipsed by its status as a beacon of tolerance and love. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for appendix
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appendix
  1. epilogue
  2. supplement
  3. documentation
  4. afterword
  5. addition
  6. addendum
  7. codicil
  8. conclusion
Noun
  • And the epilogue, which takes place many years later, feels like a miscalculation.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • The reader who reaches the epilogue and comes upon the girl with the scar is meant to recognize her.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of epilogue
Noun
  • Research cited by Market Reports World found phytoestrogen supplements may deliver only 10% to 20% symptom reduction in some cases, even as more than 79% of peri- and postmenopausal women reported using botanical dietary supplements.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • How perimenopause supplement stacking works A stack is a modular set of supplements chosen for symptoms rather than a one-size-fits-all multivitamin.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of supplement
Noun
  • Conversely, there are moments throughout Pompeii where the trail goes cold due to insufficient documentation from 2,000 years ago, frustrating Hiddleston in the process.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • The rate was $485 a night, according to expense documentation provided to the Herald through the records request.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of documentation
Noun
  • Introduction, afterword and compilation copyright © 2026 by Property Of, Inc.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Godlike, which was reissued last month by NYRB Classics with a new afterword by Raymond Foye, was originally published in 2005.
    — Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of afterword
Noun
  • The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • These odds remain unchanged despite the addition of British ticket buyers.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of addition
Noun
  • But an addendum to that was that all support for the game, short of servers being shut off, was over.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • During discussions about elementary and middle school social studies curriculum, board members made addendums, including education about the horrors of communism, why the Second Amendment was created and how counterculture increased the rate of divorce.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
Definition of addendum
Noun
  • Catalin Moreno Voss, Ello’s co-founder and chief technology officer, had heard a lot of interesting stories and codicils from job applicants in his career.
    — Stacy St Clair, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Among those codicils is the following in the catalog of betting events allowed in the Bay State: Wagers on Summer and Winter Olympic competition (including trials) . . .
    — Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 23 July 2024
Definition of codicil
Noun
  • Of course, the same conclusion goes for Damon, Hathaway, Pattinson, Jon Bernthal and all of the other non-Greek cast.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy as the case neared its conclusion Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of conclusion

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