coda

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Recent Examples of coda His final game came on April 2, 2022, when Duke fell to North Carolina in the Final Four—a fittingly dramatic coda to his Hall of Fame career. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026 Writing my memoir would be my coda, my truth. Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The verdict put a coda on a long-running legal saga that raised questions about safety standards at training sessions for police officers. Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026 The poster is honored with a coda. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coda
Noun
  • Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In a moving epilogue to the story, Shoval returns to Berlin next week in the company of David and Ariel Cunio and their families for a screening of the new version.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 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
  • The teams meet Sunday in the series finale.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Joey Wiemer jumped on a 2-1 splitter below the zone for a three-run blast that put a quick damper on Imanaga’s strong spring finale.
    Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • An inflamed appendix becomes a ruptured one, leading to systemic infection.
    Dr. Lauren Palladino, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coda. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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