as in appendix
a part added at the end of a book or periodical
a codicil to the treaty was necessary to clarify certain provisos that had proved to be ambiguous
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Recent Examples of codicil
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.
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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
This seemed to me to breach some fundamental codicil of the documentary filmmaker code: to show some version of the truth in their work, to endeavor for verisimilitude whenever and wherever possible.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
And there are numerous codicils to the julep making process.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
The 2016 codicil had a startling effect.
—Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2023
The codicil — which is to be found in the same reality that gave rise to the concept of a casual restaurant — is not to disturb other diners.
—Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
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
This seemed to me to breach some fundamental codicil of the documentary filmmaker code: to show some version of the truth in their work, to endeavor for verisimilitude whenever and wherever possible.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
And there are numerous codicils to the julep making process.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
The 2016 codicil had a startling effect.
—Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2023
The codicil — which is to be found in the same reality that gave rise to the concept of a casual restaurant — is not to disturb other diners.
—Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codicil
appendix
Noun
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Their analysis, which includes seven figures, thirteen tables, six appendices, and nearly 25,000 words, revealed three main findings.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In a heartfelt Instagram post, the conservationist revealed the removal of 51 endometriosis lesions, a chocolate cyst, her appendix, and repair of a hernia from childbirth.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Codicil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codicil. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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