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or envoy
as in postscript
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Recent Examples of envoi
Billy, who speaks in a honeyed southern accent, dresses in Old Hollywood drag, and lives alone in the defunct summer camp where Camp Miasma was shot, isn’t just an envoy from another generation but a representative of a more visceral relationship with art.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2026
In addition to Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Lebanese special envoy and former ambassador to the US Simon Karam will be a part of the delegation, according to a State Department official.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
But the biggest cheer of the afternoon by far came in the 78th minute, when Mbappé, captain of France and envoy to the world, was subbed on to play the closing minutes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
The envoy has the authority to change laws and replace officials who are seen as obstructing efforts at postwar reconciliation.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Last month, Israel’s Foreign Ministry appointed former Ambassador George Deek to be the special envoy to the Christian world, in response to the incidents.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Elsewhere, China’s foreign minister called for a comprehensive ceasefire Wednesday after meeting in Beijing with Iran’s top envoy.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Besides the driver, an amiable man who was happy to explain how the shredder worked, only a few nervous schoolchildren stood around, supervised by a woman with a badge that identified her as an envoy of the library.
—Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Administration officials in attendance included Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2026
In addition to Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Lebanese special envoy and former ambassador to the US Simon Karam will be a part of the delegation, according to a State Department official.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
But the biggest cheer of the afternoon by far came in the 78th minute, when Mbappé, captain of France and envoy to the world, was subbed on to play the closing minutes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
The envoy has the authority to change laws and replace officials who are seen as obstructing efforts at postwar reconciliation.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Last month, Israel’s Foreign Ministry appointed former Ambassador George Deek to be the special envoy to the Christian world, in response to the incidents.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Elsewhere, China’s foreign minister called for a comprehensive ceasefire Wednesday after meeting in Beijing with Iran’s top envoy.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Besides the driver, an amiable man who was happy to explain how the shredder worked, only a few nervous schoolchildren stood around, supervised by a woman with a badge that identified her as an envoy of the library.
—Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Administration officials in attendance included Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoi
Noun
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That should be the end of our story, but there is a tragic postscript.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Nothing can top utterly zany inspiration of the postscript, which somehow involves a nuclear power plant and radioactive albino crocodiles.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s an intriguing philosophical swerve for the series that, however late arriving, paves the way for an unexpectedly moving epilogue after God honors Aziraphale and Crowley’s request to remake the universe as a place without gods or demons.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Late style represents neither a footnote nor an epilogue but rather—should an artist live long enough—a necessary point of evolution.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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“Envoi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoi. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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