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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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No spoilers here, but happy endings abound for all, including Olive and Anh and their best friend-ship.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
All That Jazz is one of my favorite endings to a movie of all time.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of endings

Noun

With sequels in the Batman and Superman franchises on the horizon, a DC team-up between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel doesn’t seem to be in the immediate future.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
However, Cruise’s then-lack of interest in sequels — and in reprising the role — has kept that script in a drawer ever since.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sequels

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This is the language the show has used thus far, in that Hal often comes to conclusions and fills in the gaps for us after the fact.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
But to jump to conclusions that the intent of this celebration was to drink alcohol and specifically beer was a leap.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclusions

Noun

There are a number of sequences in the film that really stand out.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
The partnership effectively aims to shift some chip-design work from engineers manually operating individual software tools to agents capable of carrying out longer sequences of engineering tasks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

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