coda

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Recent Examples of coda The final shuttle flight served as a coda to the heady days of the 1960s and ‘70s. Michael Carrafiello, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026 Writing my memoir would be my coda, my truth. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026 Even the rowdy coda leaves things unsettled. Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 The film includes a mid-credits scene that adds a memorable coda to the story, but there is nothing additional at the very end of the credits. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coda
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Noun
  • To prove it, the writer-director Damian McCarthy opens his movie with the epilogue to Ohm’s latest book, a desert death trek with a Spanish treasure hunter (Austin Amelio) and his desperately thirsty child guide (Ezra Carlisle).
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Another option would be for the sequel to simply pick back up in 1984, prior to the film's epilogue, and continue covering Jackson's life up until around 1992.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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
  • The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
    Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • Farmer has since made the most of the opportunity given to him the past three months, making the opening day roster and finding his way into eight of the team’s 34 games ahead of Sunday’s series finale against the Rockies.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 3 May 2026
  • After winning the series opener 11-9 in thrilling fashion Friday afternoon, Miami lost the second game of its Friday doubleheader 13-6 before also dropping the series finale 12-7 on Saturday night.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Introduction, afterword and compilation copyright © 2026 by Property Of, Inc.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Gore died last month following complications after emergency surgery to have his appendix removed.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Swalwell was among those named by Patel, who has said that his critics are mischaracterizing the appendix by calling it an enemies list.
    Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coda. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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