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also dénouement
as in finale
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the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)
In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves. the competition's exciting denouement
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Recent Examples of denouement
As Squid Game marched through its final six episodes to a stunningly dark denouement (including that A-list cameo from Cate Blanchett for the final coda), Myung-gi was there all along, his fate uncertain to the bitter end.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Over the five intense days of reporting the event, runup to denouement, much of the journalism generated was simply reporting the extraordinary outlay, with a nod to the intensely romantic profile of the city’s fragile archipelago and its lagoon.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The denouement, with the staff reeling from some bad news about a friend and colleague, is juxtaposed with the sound of music and dancing outside as the women of the shelter grasp at a sense of normalcy.
—Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
Their consequences range from a bigger, bloodier Middle Eastern mess to a potentially surprising diplomatic denouement: a far stronger nuclear deal than President Donald Trump could have gotten just a few days ago.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Over the five intense days of reporting the event, runup to denouement, much of the journalism generated was simply reporting the extraordinary outlay, with a nod to the intensely romantic profile of the city’s fragile archipelago and its lagoon.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The denouement, with the staff reeling from some bad news about a friend and colleague, is juxtaposed with the sound of music and dancing outside as the women of the shelter grasp at a sense of normalcy.
—Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
Their consequences range from a bigger, bloodier Middle Eastern mess to a potentially surprising diplomatic denouement: a far stronger nuclear deal than President Donald Trump could have gotten just a few days ago.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denouement
Noun
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Richardson spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about Larry and Marian ahead of the finale.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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On Friday, August 8, fans will get to see the final episode of the fourth season, which will also serve as the series finale.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The ending to our season really speaks to that question.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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It was released from trigeminal nerve endings surrounding cranial blood vessels.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Following the conclusion of its 2025 flagship festival in Montréal, Just For Laughs has announced the winners of its inaugural Shorts & Pilots Program, recognizing emerging comedic talent and original storytelling across short and pilot formats.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Throughout the first season, their friendship mended and broke until the ultimate conclusion, in which one of Wednesday’s other, closest friends turned out to be the culprit.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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James Gunn has been teasing some sort of Superman sequel in various interviews and on social, but the studio gave us a major clue during an earnings call on Thursday morning.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Bay previously directed Smith in the 1995 action-comedy Bad Boys and its 2003 sequel.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the aftermath of that war—which cost as many as 600,000 lives, including hundreds of thousands of civilians, and left a dismal legacy of displacement and destruction—a peace agreement was supposed to bring new stability to the region.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps more significantly, unlike Eddy Arnold (whom Colonel, even in the aftermath of their bitter break-up, still considered to have been a true partner), Snow had a vision of the future that was built entirely on the past.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Perseverance landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021 in a multi-stage sequence that included an atmospheric entry capsule.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This likely allows the drones to distinguish each other and carry out their attacks in sequence without conflict and without needing radio communication.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Denouement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouement. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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