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also epilog
as in sequel
a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition
—sometimes used figuratively
The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue. His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure.
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Recent Examples of epilogue
The trailer also teases a larger role for Quynh (Veronica Ngô), the immortal doomed to eternal drowning for witchcraft, who was previously rescued from an Iron Maiden at the bottom of the ocean in the first film's epilogue.
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EW.com, 8 May 2025
In the epilogue, Brown provides ten actions that Black students can employ as well as Black communities overall.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
And that’s not even mentioning the potential cameos that could come from the epilogue!
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The epilogue sends us — seemingly — years after the events of Mockingjay.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 8 May 2025
In the epilogue, Brown provides ten actions that Black students can employ as well as Black communities overall.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
And that’s not even mentioning the potential cameos that could come from the epilogue!
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The epilogue sends us — seemingly — years after the events of Mockingjay.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogue
Noun
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The 2001 sequel, made for $90 million, earned an even bigger $347 million worldwide.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Hulu is turning Atwood’s 2019 sequel to her 1985 original novel into a series of its own (sort of), with Bruce Miller showrunning and at least Aunt Lydia set to return.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Yes, Karate Kid: Legends takes place three years after the Cobra Kai series finale.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Karate Kid: Legends takes place three years after Cobra Kai’s series finale, but was anything off limits with regard to Cobra Kai?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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On a more emotional level, the anticlimactic ending ushered in the conclusion of a 46-year career for coach Bob Babb.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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The follow-up comment, which has received more than 200,000 likes, spurred debate over the new version’s ending, in which Nani (played by Sydney Elizebeth Agudong) moves to California for college and agrees to give up Lilo (Maia Kealoha) to the state, with the girl being raised by a neighbor.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Prompt: Use the attendance record, agenda and notes provided to summarize this meeting, then create a personalized follow-up email for each attendee, along with an action plan detailing current objectives, timescale and next steps.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Lucrecia Dalt has announced a new album: A Danger to Ourselves—the follow-up to her 2022 opus ¡Ay!—is out September 5 (via Rvng Intl.).—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 May 2025
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Throughout the closing days of the legislative session, which adjourned in the early morning hours Sunday, Democrats repeatedly pointed the finger at Trump and congressional Republicans for the difficulties the General Assembly faced in crafting the upcoming year’s budget.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Coordinating closing schedules in a traditional sale can be challenging.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
Noun
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As part of his daily routine, Combs, 55, is woken up for breakfast at 7 a.m. and afterwords has time to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a small basketball hoop, or to hang in a communal space with a ping-pong table and a TV.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Allan Heinberg comments on season 2's new characters, the Neil Gaiman of it all, and the real reason why this is the story's endgame.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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After about an hour delay, fans were allowed back in for the wrap-up concert featuring Thundercat.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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These questions are resolved, more or less, in an anticlimactic wrap-up that yields the relatively meager payoff of Lilian learning to be a better listener and a more accepting mother.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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“Epilogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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