epilogues

variants also epilogs
plural of epilogue

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Recent Examples of epilogues Blooper reels, once common in comedy films, are fading from cinema partly due to the rise of dramatic post-credit epilogues and the shift from DVDs to streaming platforms, experts say. Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026 Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues. Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogues
Noun
  • The streamer’s Gallic slate also includes Quasimodo and sequels to Under Paris (Sous la Seine) and Ad Vitam.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Even sequels and prequels — say, those in the Star Wars canon — ideally aspire to a degree of self-sufficiency in which the audience can discern the story and, properly bewitched, can proceed to seek out the other movies.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.
    James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Most major characters got their happy endings, though the Roy/Keeley/Jamie love triangle was left largely unresolved.
    Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At least one show is coming to an end this week, after some big finales last weekend.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • House of the Dragon is not making a habit out of quiet finales.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Wisp uses a subscription model that ships at-home test kits to patients at precisely the right interval, paired with a system of check-ins and follow-ups.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The audience leans into legacy appeal, treating the sequel as a cultural reunion rather than a cash grab, with comparisons to long-gestating follow-ups like Top Gun Maverick elevating expectations.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The film’s story, much of it developed from Tolkien’s appendices, is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • Concise executive summaries matter more than dense appendices.
    Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The school closure process So far, neighborhood efforts to stop school closings haven’t yielded many results.
    Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Bill 26-0192 gets rid of the requirement for the Board of Estimates’ approval of minor privileges, such as sidewalk and street closings or the approval of private signs extending into the public right of way.
    Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Epilogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogues. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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