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denouements

noun

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plural of denouement

as in endings

formal 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 denouements A number of denouements follow in All That’s Left of You, including a jump forward into 2022, when Hanan and Salim, who now live in Canada, go back to Jaffa and find Salim’s old family home, a run-down oasis of the past in a city determined to forget its history. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026

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Beginnings can feel energetic and chipper and game, kind of, but endings are fireflies in the dark.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, as far as endings for superhero stories go, Episode 8 has a lot of chatter.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of endings

Noun

This movie was massive, spawning three sequels, a spinoff TV series, and more.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Thus, treating the first movie’s haul as the new standard for future chapters was misguided, particularly when sequels have historically earned less than their predecessors.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sequels

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The conclusions are non-binding and face criticism, and the ultimate approval is up to the judge.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
However, there was not enough evidence to draw clear conclusions on whether free drug samples and other promotions affect decisions to place specific drugs on hospital formularies.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusions

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Harris also helped shape the movie’s imagination sequences, pushing Pixar’s artists toward more spontaneous, painterly images rather than the studio’s usual meticulous realism.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
This is one shape of [a] research project of systematizing and scaling up searching for useful new tools in large databases and DNA sequences.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

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