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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
Instead, the book’s epilogue jumps ahead to 2195 and reveals that the main narrative of the novel is a transcription of audio tapes discovered long after the fall of Gilead that are being presented in an academic setting.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
There’s a photo epilogue of the real soldiers, and many of their faces are blurred.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
There’s a photo epilogue of the real soldiers, and many of their faces are blurred.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogue
Noun
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The cult horror film starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody is nearing its 20th anniversary, but sequel talk has moved at a steady clip in the years following its 2009 release.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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While Sinners has become a blockbuster hit, Ryan Coogler said in a recent interview with Ebony Magazine that he’s never given thought to making a sequel to the film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The June 28-29 season finale, which was slated to be held at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, was dropped as operators pivot its resources and funding to next season under a new capital allocation strategy.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays, with the season finale on Thursday, September 11.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
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Even a half-century later, the undead ghouls that descend upon survivors in a Pennsylvania farm house are timeless and the gut-punch ending couldn't be more timely.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The Supreme Court ruling did not offer guidance for the Trump administration on how to carry out the ending of the program.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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But its follow-up version in 2023 was a massive success, giving the social networking giant a real potential hardware stronghold in the artificial intelligence race.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Co-produced by Danielle Haim and Rostam Batmanglij, the follow-up to 2020’s Women in Music Pt.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin delivering their closing arguments Friday in Read’s second murder trial over the death of her Boston cop boyfriend John O’Keefe.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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After both sides gave their closing arguments Friday morning, Judge Beverly Cannone spent the early afternoon reading jury instructions before alternates were selected and the remaining jurors were sent to the deliberation room.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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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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If the endgame is enduring relationships with customers, a focus on customer retention and the relative cost of customer acquisition makes perfect sense.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Garamendi said the endgame for those opposed to the basic concept of the program is to create enough chaos within the system for Americans to lose their faith in it.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
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That this wrap-up happens on the stoop of an apartment building provides a nice callback to Past Lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 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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“Epilogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogue. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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