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coda

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Definition of coda

as in epilogue

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Recent Examples of coda Anything that happens after this is a coda or an epilogue. — ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026 Elite players have a long, slow coda of erosion, but Bowman needs to acquire players under 30 this summer who can play in key roles. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026 The book’s coda is a collection of exciting recipes from pals. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026 The 79th Annual Tony Awards were a fitting coda to the 2025–26 Broadway season, offering all the requisite nostalgia, vocal prowess, ensemble energy, and a generous amount of pelvic thrusting. — Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coda

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If Mitchell’s resolution to his script’s dangling questions feels somewhat rote, a graceful epilogue leaps several decades forward to end matters on an interesting, unexpected note.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
If an otherwise unexceptional song on Mount Zero is nearing its conclusion, be prepared for an epilogue where Medlyn or Elphick clicks on the distortion.

— Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Definition of epilogue

Noun

The event is led by Bob Lundy and Elizabeth Yahn Williams with preludes and postludes of pianist Andrew Wong and assisted by artist Marion Wong, illustrator of the HAÏKU for an Artist series.

— San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
Make a very long weekend of your trip to the Berkshires with three Boston Symphony concerts and, as a postlude on Monday, an evening with the young players of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra.

— New York Times, New York Times, 12 July 2018

Definition of postlude

Noun

Martín Pérez, scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale, was forced into action in place of López.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The fan favorite character was ultimately gunned down on a boat and dumped at sea in the Season 2 finale, though Big Pussy reappeared a few more times over the course of the series in Tony Soprano’s dreams.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of finale

Noun

Kang later underwent extensive surgery to remove the tumor and about a foot of her colon, along with multiple reproductive organs and her appendix.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Peter the Great’s dream The Sea of Azov is an inland sea that sits between the southern shores of Ukraine and Russia, a kind of an appendix to the bigger Black Sea.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

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