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coda

noun

Definition of coda

as in epilogue

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Recent Examples of coda This is not the professional coda that Fauci’s half century in government once seemed to be heading toward. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 The story of Grand Illusion has a coda that Captain de Boeldieu and Captain Von Ruffenstein might have appreciated. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 Dream Me a Dream serves as a coda to Dance of Love, the 2024 album that introduced cult singer/songwriter Tucker Zimmerman to a wider audience thanks to an assist from Big Thief, who served as his supporting band. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026 Then Asher offers a hilarious coda to Lennon's recollection. — Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coda

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Noun

Kubrick, who had always had misgivings about the scene but kept it in after his daughter Vivian advocated for it, decided to remove the epilogue after the first few days of exhibition.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
The book somewhat provocatively concludes after 1976 with a penultimate chapter on protest in the art world and an ultimate chapter on horizons for the future, along with a smart sharp epilogue.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 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

In 1991, Saint Laurent closed his fall-winter 1991 Rive Gauche runway show with a finale parade rendered almost entirely in gold fabrics.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Fans have been eager for updates about season three after the season two finale set the stage for major star arcs to advance.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of finale

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The book ends with an afterword in which Wong remembers his own childhood move from Hong Kong to Canada.

— Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 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

Moreover, in the book’s appendices, King rates Mahomes the fourth-best quarterback in pro football history behind Brady, Otto Graham and Montana.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Nothing stops someone in a hurry from pasting a payroll appendix into a public chatbot for a summary.

— Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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