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also dénouements
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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Noun
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Considering that Supermassive is known for their alternate choices and endings, Little Nightmares III still feels like the source material.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Happy endings only happen in the movies.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both the Tigers and Twins won their finales to set up a winner-take-all extra game – in Minneapolis, thanks to the Twins’ edge in the season series.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Returning, older and maybe a bit wiser to their roles as Finn and Gwen, Thames and McGraw are excellent, both taking their characters into three dimensions and giving them real gravitas unlike a lot of teen portrayals in more by-the-numbers horror sequels.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Wahlberg continued to work steadily in the 2000s, pairing a leading role on NBC's Boomtown (2002–2003) with turns in Lawrence Kasdan's Dreamcatcher (2003) and a handful of Saw sequels (2005–2007).—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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It wasn’t discovered with the Hubble space telescope, but in all the years since, the Hubble space telescope has been our best tool to identify and measure these white dwarfs that explode as type Ia supernova, enabling us to draw these fascinating conclusions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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Too early for panic, too early for trades, too early for rankings, too early for conclusions.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead, headlines focus on tragedies and their painful aftermaths instead of prevention.—
Laura Carno,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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And although severe natural disasters bring federal relief dollars to areas in their aftermaths, not every major storm that causes flooding qualifies for direct aid from FEMA.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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These sequences include footage of the survivors on set watching the proceedings, adjusting costumes or nodding in recognition of sets.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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There can be hundreds of prompts, and revisions of prompts, resulting in video sequences with some resemblance to protected work, but the eye is sometimes in the beholder.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Denouements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouements. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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